Why was life harsh for ordinary citizens in the Soviet union and eastern European nations in the 1950s

Stalins rule over the people was a first reason, second ww2 destroyed many of eastern europe. The harsh life in eastern europe would end when stalin dies which is 1953. He imposed many laws on reconstruction  which oppressed the powerless people of eastern europe.

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Stalins rule over the people was a first reason, second ww2 destroyed many of eastern europe. The harsh life in eastern europe would end when stalin dies which is 1953. He imposed many laws on reconstruction  which oppressed the powerless people of eastern europe.

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the right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "their policy of "divide and rule" pitted political groups against each other to keep any one group from becoming too powerful.  " the  participant in european imperialism is being described below is that  their policy of "divide and rule" pitted political groups against each other to keep any one group from becoming too powerful.