Effects of industralisation on USSR

• Lower standard of living
  
• Russians were subject to poor working conditions, low wages and strict labour discipline.
  
• The concentration on heavy industries at the expense of consumer goods meant that shortages of basic goods like shoes and clothings were common.
  
• The shock brigades and Stakhanov movement also instilled fear and put pressure on Russians to work extremely hard.
  
• It made USSR a stronger country with a more stable economic base.
  
• The expansion and development of heavy industries allowed manufacture of war weapons. This gave USSR the capacity to fight a long war.
  
• Production of coal, oil and steel increased considerably
  
• There was a spectacular growth in the engineering industry and electricity works.
  
• It helped create jobs