Good Bye Lenin! (2003) By Wolfgang Becker.
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Lenin’s funeral day Stalin had given the wrong date to Trotsky which meant that Trotsky never turned up. Stalin took great advantage of the ‘Lenin Levy’ and how they worshipped Lenin. Stalin had written a short book which had summarised all of Lenin’s ideas and plans. From the side of the new Bolsheviks‚ this showed Stalin as the ‘true heir’ or natural successor of Lenin which made it increasingly difficult for his opponents to criticise him and his decisions. The absence of Trotsky at Lenin’s funeral created
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History Samantha Fisher 13B February 21‚ 2012 Mr. Allen Essay on the Russian Revolution The Russo-Japanese War lasted from 1904 to 1905‚ and arose from both Japan and Russia’s desire for expansion and dominance in Korea and Manchuria. Russia suffered many great defeats in this war‚ against a nation that was considered inferior and was not one of the Great Powers. This humiliated the people of Russia‚ and caused them to lose confidence in Tsar Nicholas II‚ as well as causing great
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Assignment 03 Part 1 Stalin What does this source tell us about the creation of myth surrounding Stalin? Krushchev on Stalin He argues that under Lenin was a “collectable leadership” with which they discussed political strategy. Stalin was power-hungry who repressed those who would stand up for their opinion‚ he didn’t listen to the people and attacked those who supported him. Using the idea of “Enemy of the people” to justify his actions. “It is clear that here Stalin showed
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STEPS TO REVOLUTION 1014 – 1917 Page 30 - 36 - War broke out against Germany in 1914 as a result the Tsar became more popular than he had been for years. This was because … Everyone united because of the mutual hatred towards Germany The Tsar worked closely with the Duma STEP 1: THE EFFECTS OF THE WAR AGAINST THE SOLDIERS Page 30 - Support was loss because of the defeat from the Germans - Over one million soldiers were killed or taken as a prisoner by the end of 1914 however this number increased
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"I believe in one thing only‚ the power of human will" said Stalin once. He certainly did have cause to believe in the power of a human’s will as he experienced it in himself firsthand‚ having had extraordinary willpower and perseverance (He didn’t call himself "Man of Steel" for nothing‚ folks)‚ rising up from the lowly station of alcoholic’s son in Georgia to one of the biggest monsters in human history‚ supposedly killing more than Hitler. Exactly how did he do this? Why? And how did his corruption
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Why did Stalin win the struggle for power after Lenin’s death? Leading up to and following Lenin’s death in 1924‚ Leon Trotsky‚ the logical successor to Lenin‚ was outwitted from becoming leader of the Communist Party. Trotsky had been second only to Lenin since the Revolution he masterminded‚ yet it seemed Joseph Stalin was better suited from 1924 to assume the role because he was more politically adept and had more success in out manoeuvring and taking any opportunity to usurp Trotsky. His success
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After refusing the Tsar’s order to defuse‚ the Duma set up a provisional government to rule over the state‚ premiership was given to Prince Lvov. At the same time the soviets were elected to rule local governments by the masses‚ they however accepted the legality of the provisional government(as did foreign governments) under the condition that it not hinder the aims of the soviets. From this an interesting position arose‚ the Provisional government ruled the country with the support of only the
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Evaluate the role of individuals in bringing about the changing influence of the Russian Communist Party 1904-45 The years 1904-45 saw a period of changing influence for the Russian Communist Party (R.C.P) as there were many individuals that played a significant role in gaining social‚ political and economical influence for the party and others that decreased the influence and regressed the party’s influence in Russia. The Tsar (Nicholas II) was responsible for increasing influence for the
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Name___________________________________ Period #___________ Date___________ Animal Farm 20 Questions Webquest Directions: Please use the suggested links to find answers to each of the questions below. Be sure to paraphrase (not copy) the answers/information you find on the internet. All these questions will have parallels in Animal Farm‚ so be sure to pay careful attention! For questions #1-2‚ please refer to your copy of the novel and to this website http://www.k-1.com/Orwell/site/opinion/essays/rhodi
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