Despite his reputation as a brutal dictator, Stalin introduced many social policies that would help the Russian people. The two main categories that Stalin focused on were education and women's rights. However, to measure the extent of the changes, we must decide whether they were for the good of the people or whether they responded to Stalin's own agenda. The state of education in 20th century Russia was terribly bad, with people living in rural areas having little or no knowledge. no education, to combat this, Stalin wanted to make education more accessible and widespread, so that everyone could access it. To do this, he made education free, but it was also compulsory. The change was immediate, with literacy rates in rural areas reaching 86%. However, we can infer that this would benefit Stalin's agenda, as it would make more people aware of any propaganda he put out, allowing him to promote himself as the leader of Russia and cement himself in their history . This policy alone has had a big impact. about the children of Russia and some have changed their lives. Therefore, even if the Russian school curriculum represented Stalin's agenda and ideas of creating the best citizens for the USSR, it would have triggered a process known as indoctrination that Stalin could use to benefit of the future of his government. as a result, we see that Bolshevik ideas were taught to students and any deviation could be detected by the secret police. Therefore, the Soviets censored any document that was not relevant to the Soviet cause. National pride was encouraged through the teaching of the Russian past as well as the life of Stalin, which would benefit Stalin as it would cause him to be seen as a national hero, no doubt the material would be published in some form or format. other. Middle of paper......made before World War II. In conclusion, we can see that the policies introduced by Stalin to improve the lives of women and children changed their lives in Soviet Russia. , it helped boost the economy that was essential to Russia's preparation for World War II and it also helped those who needed education advance, despite the fact that some of the rights women had were limited , such as the right to abortion. was countered by the policy introduced by Stalin so that there would be a place to care for these children so that their mother could work. As a result, these policies seem better due to the arrival of World War II. These policies may not have been the best, but they certainly changed the lives of those they targeted, so to answer the question. Yes, the lives of Russians were changed by Stalin's implementation of his policies..