Soviet culture and science before World War II

Soviet education after the Russian Revolution of 1917
Developments in science under Joseph Stalin
Soviet literature and art under Joseph Stalin
Architecture, music and film under Joseph Stalin
Russian emigre culture after the October Revolution
The activities of the Comintern in the 1920s
Reactions of the Soviet Union to the Axis powers
Importance of the Gulag agency in the Soviet economy
Joseph Stalin’s preparations for World War II
The gains of the Soviet Union in the Winter War