Question

How did stalin maintain order?

Answer 1

With an iron fist. Stalin was responsible for millions of murders of his fellow countrymen.

Answer 2

That as off of google lol^

Answer 3

Through fear, imprisonments, executions and a huge network of spies and informants. Anything except unquestioning loyalty meant a trip to Siberia.

During WWII the Siberian labour camps had at least six million people imprisioned in them.