64.5 millions of tonnes. [Brooman, J 1988. p. 11] The second Five Year Plan which ran from 1932 to 1937 produced similarly spectacular results. Between 1932 and 1937 the output of oil in millions of tonnes increased from 21.4 to 28.5, the output of steel in millions of tonnes increased by 5.9 to 17.7, and the output of coal in millions of tonnes increased from 64.3 to 128. [Brooman, J 1988. p. 11]
             From this it can be seen that "There is no doubt that under the Five Year Plans Russian industry was boosted enormously." [Baker, P, P and Basset, J, J 1988. p. 25] It is clear the Stalin's policies on industrialization were effective in transforming the Soviet Union into a great industrial power in the wo
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