History glossary
First Five-Year Plan
Stalin's first crash industrialisation plan, launched in 1928 with targets for heavy industry and state planning.
- Category
- Economic policy
- Region
- Soviet Union
- Date range
- 1928-1932
What it means
The First Five-Year Plan was Stalin's first crash programme for Soviet industrialisation, launched in 1928. It set ambitious targets for steel, coal, electricity, machinery, and construction while tightening state control over economic life.
