This power was , however , very far from absolute . The decade of the 1930s was characterized by the incidence of elaborate measures to consolidate Stalin 's position . Before 1930 non-Bolsheviks were removed from responsible positions and later put on trial . Central control did emerge as an essential aspect of Soviet economic management (Gregory 1994 ) Planning was a complex and pioneering experiment , for which there was no example to follow . Drafting a five-year plan took a long time drafts for the first...











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