As of today, I have come close to completing notes on the Soviet Union before Stalin, Joseph Stalin's background and on a few of the processes he undertook in order to industrialise. I also continued my reading and found some helpful newspaper articles that were written at the time relative events took place. The articles depict the type of world in which people lived in, how Stalin gained and maintained control over Russia and how the people at the time behaved. It also reflects on Stalin's influence on not only Russia but also the world, which proves to be very helpful as it relates to my question/proposal.