First, he made the Soviet Union leap from an agricultural country to an industrial country. By 1926, it has exceeded the pre-war level. From 65438 to 0937, Soviet socialist industry accounted for 77.4% of the total industrial and agricultural output value, and the proportion of means of production in the industrial structure was 57.8%. From the first five-year plan to 1940, the whole industry of the Soviet Union increased by 5.5 times, among which the heavy industry increased by 9 times, which was unprecedented in the history of world industrialization. American writer Strong once pointed out that the industrialization of the Soviet Union led by Stalin was unprecedented.

Second, Stalin attached great importance to the role of science and technology and talents in the process of industrialization. In the early 1930s, Stalin put forward the slogan "In the transitional period, technology is everything" in view of the poor production skills and low level of cultural and professional knowledge. Encouraged by this slogan, the Soviet Union not only established machinery manufacturing, but also established new departments such as heavy machinery manufacturing and aircraft manufacturing. Thousands of old enterprises have been transformed on a new basis, and the railway transportation industry has begun to implement electrification and mechanization.

The lack of technical equipment basically disappeared in just a few years. At the same time, Stalin also realized that the development of science and technology and the cultivation of cadres and professionals adapted to socialist economic construction are inseparable from intellectuals. The rapid development of Soviet industry is inseparable from the help of engineers, technicians and industrial commanders. To this end, the Soviet Union actively trained and trained engineers, technicians and skilled workers. During the five-year plan period, the number of industrial colleges has increased nine times and that of secondary technical schools has tripled. It has trained nearly 654.38+10,000 engineers and technicians for large industries. This greatly promoted the rapid industrialization of the Soviet Union.

Third, Stalin was also very good at introducing and using foreign advanced technology. 1927, 1927 In February, the resolution on drafting the first five-year plan adopted by the 15th Bolshevik Congress of the United Nations pointed out that it is necessary to strengthen economic ties with capitalist countries to the maximum extent, because such ties will strengthen the economic strength of the Soviet Union, make it more independent from the capitalist world, and expand the foundation for the further development of Soviet socialism. On this basis, by 1929, the Soviet Union had signed more than 70 technical assistance agreements with foreign capitalists. By 193 1, the number of Soviet projects receiving technical assistance increased to 124, with a total amount of 83 million rubles. This has also produced a force that cannot be ignored for the economic development of the Soviet Union.