<P> The first five - year plan (Russian: I пятилетний план, первая пятилетка) of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was a list of economic goals, created by General Secretary Joseph Stalin and based on his policy of Socialism in One Country . It was implemented between 1928 and 1932 . </P> <P> The Soviet Union entered a series of Five - Year Plans which began in 1928 under the rule of Joseph Stalin . Stalin launched what would be referred as a "revolution from above" to improve the Soviet Union's domestic policy, more importantly centered around rapid industrialization and secondly, the collectivization of agriculture . His desire was to rid the country of all record that capitalism once existed there under the New Economic Policy . </P> <P> His plan was to quickly and effectively industrialize the economy of the Soviet Union and to specifically concentrate on heavy industry . His planning was ineffective and unrealistic given the short amount of time given to meet the desired goals . </P>

Who set up a five year plan for the operation of the soviet union