The results of the five year plans were in three areas economics, social and political.
<Tab/>On an economic plane the five year plans resulted in the soviet economy emphasizing heavy industry. By 1941the USSR had experienced a six-fold increase in coal production and a four-fold increase in steel production. This indicates a success of the five year plans, since the purpose of the five year plans was to industrialize and improve their economy.
<Tab/>The five year plans also resulted in the building of new industrial cities, such as Magnitogorsk and Gorky. …
