Stalin wanted to carry out the economic policies to turn the Soviet Union in to a modern world power meaning a self-sufficient state and military strong socialist state. Stalin wanted to show that supremacy of communism over capitalist nations. To add to that‚ Stalin wanted to fix the living standards of all Soviet citizens. Stalin wanted to feed the population‚ but in order to that‚ he wanted or needed the soviet agricultural sector of the economy to be more prominent. Stalin waned to increase
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“Stalin won because Trotsky lacked a power base”: How far does this statement explain why Stalin‚ rather than Trotsky‚ succeeded Lenin as leader of the Soviet State? A power base is the source of a person’s organisation power or influence. The statement “Stalin won because Trotsky lacked a power base” does not explain the actual reasons as to why Trotsky did not succeed Lenin as the leader of the Soviet state. Trotsky had the most powerful power base in Russia at the time which was that he had control
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The Enduring Legacy and Impact of Vladimir Lenin The reign of Communism throughout the majority of the Eastern World and its origins in industrialism are ubiquitous features of the 19th and 20th centuries. Thus‚ the pivotal players in its creation‚ dissemination and thought are of paramount historical importance insofar as they have played a vital role in the establishment‚ proliferation and dissemination of one of the predominant ideologies of the last two centuries; for better or for worse
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How Successful was Lenin as A leader? In order to access whether Lenin was a successful leader it is important to note four main principals. His establishment of power‚ his ideologies‚ domestic policies and the nature of Russia when he came into power. When looking into success we need to analyse how far Lenin accomplished his aim or purpose and how he turned Russia into a single party state in such a short period of time. It is also important to note the length of Lenin’s rule- he was not there
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Stalin’s Great Purges of 1932-1939 "Can Stalin be linked to the Purges beyond doubt?" Abstract For my Extended Essay‚ my research question is‚ Can Stalin be linked to the Great Purges beyond doubt?". There is a lot of evidence supporting that he was responsible for the purges. By using several different sources I investigated each purge individually. The three purges include the chitska‚ the show trials‚ and the overall mass terror. For each purge I explain how he was related to them‚ his
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Lenin was the “founder of the Russian communist party‚” and also “founder of the organization known as Comintern” (Resis). Lenin created the Soviet Union‚ and he also pulled Russia out of World War One. After Lenin died‚ there was a power struggle in which Stalin came out on top and became the second person to lead the Soviet Union. Under Stalin‚ Russia became totalitarian. (Krstich‚ Madison. Skype interview‚ 20February. 2018). Stalin purged all these people‚ he brought
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Stalin: In 1922‚ he was made general secretary of the Communist Party‚ a post not considered particularly significant at the time but which gave him control over appointments and thus allowed him to build up a base of support After Lenin’s death in 1924‚ Stalin promoted himself as his political heir and gradually outmanoeuvred his rivals. By the late 1920s‚ Stalin was effectively the dictator of the Soviet Union. His forced collectivisation of agriculture cost millions of lives‚ while his programme
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country‚ like Russia. After Vladimir Lenin‚ Chairman of the Council of People’s Commissars of the Soviet Union‚ died in1924‚ there were many challenges to succession by the party members‚ namely Leon Trotsky‚ Grigory Zinoviev‚ Lev Kamenev‚ and Josef Stalin. Josef Stalin was not seen as a threat‚ as a result‚ the other 3 politicians did not see what Stalin was capable of‚ which ended up in Stalin eliminating them and taking the seat of power for him. Josef Stalin had many plans for Russia. He had many
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STALIN: PEOPLES HERO OR MONSTER? (1928-1941) Were the Five-Year Plans and Collectivisation policies successful? Stalin’s five-year plans and collectivisation policies were not the first attempt to reorganise the soviet workforce. The New Economic Policy was applied in March 1921‚ which was a mixture of socialism and capitalism. By 1927 the NEP had revived Soviet industry to 1913 levels and was successful in heavy goods‚ however agriculture was in turmoil. Stalin would no longer allow
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Stalin Aka Joseph Stalin was a leader in the soviet union. He came after Lenin’s death. Stalin was not that good of a guy actually he kinda killed millions of people. But in some ways he actually helped the world. But Ooverall people see him as a bad person. His intentions were noble but how he enforced them is what failed. He was in general a bad person but he had his good parts but he has to be labeled as a villain. Joseph stalin was the 2nd leader of the soviet union. He took over with two other
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