He had found Russia working with wooden ploughs and leaving it equipped with atomic piles.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The leader transformed the country from agrarian to industrial.
- In plain terms
- He changed the country from farming to using modern tech.
- What can you take from it?
- Modernization defines leadership success.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What defines true progress?
- At what cost does development come?
Another view
It ignores the human cost of such changes.
More from Joseph Stalin
Apparently, father was a Georgian when he was younger.
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