The results of the Five-Year Plans can be observed from three general areas - economic, political, and social. Although it did make Russia stronger in the first two aspects, socially there was a decline in working conditions and mood.
<Tab/>The Five-Year Plans made Russia into an industrial powerhouse with dramatic increases in production, such as a five million ton increase in oil production between 1927-37. Gosplan, the state planning organization, set targets for industries. There is no denying the economic value of the Five-Year Plans.…
