Joseph Stalin was a man who brought fear to the eyes of society. He was a ruthless leader who was determined to succeed no matter what the cost may be. However‚ he wasn’t always a man who brought fear to another mans eye‚ but a man most people would poke fun at. Sometimes he wasn’t even acknowledged would not even be acknowledge. Despite all of the abominable things he had done while in power. Stalin was able to transform a country that was behind the world in development and technology into a industrial
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time‚ Stalin seemed like he was the greatest person on Earth. He made himself seem as if he was above everybody‚ both physically and mentally. After all of the revolts that were occurring in Russia‚ he just took over. He went into power right after Lenin had died and took his place‚ over Trotsky who also wanted to rule over Russia. Well he didn’t and we can’t change that. All we can do is remember Stalin and remember all of the things he did to make people support him and his cause to industrialize
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the Second World War as well as the Cold War. The face of Soviet Communism was split between Vladimir Lenin from 1917-1924‚ then succeeded by Joseph Stalin from 1927-1953. Though both dictators were true far-left communists‚ both interpreted the Marxist philosophy differently. Lenin and Stalin had different ideas on how the Soviet Union should be run during their time in power. Lenin was the face of the Bolshevik revolution and party leader from 1917 until his death in 1924. Lenin’s
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manipulate situations and the failure of others to prevent him from taking power‚ especially Leon Trotsky. Stalin ruled the USSR from 1929 until his death in 1953. His rule was one of tyranny‚ a great change from the society that his predecessor‚ Lenin‚ had envisioned. During his time of reign‚ Stalin put into effect two self-proclaimed "five-year plans". Both were very similar in that they were intended to improve production in the nation. The first of these plans began collectivization‚ in which
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control in Russia. However‚ from the Bolsheviks initial seizure of power in 1917 through to 1924‚ a number of other factors were of importance in enabling the Bolsheviks to consolidate this power. These factors included the Early Decrees‚ implemented Lenin‚ their victory in the civil war and the New Economic Policy (NEP). WC was introduced predominantly to focus industrial production on supplying the Red Army during the civil war. Historian Silvana Malle describes WC as being a pragmatic response to
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starving to support the war effort. And all for a lost cause? Just imagine how long we’d stay in Iraq and Afghanistan if we actually had to pay for the wars! Lenin may or may not have been a German spy. Don’t accept the comment that takes this as a fact. Michael N • 5 years Comment 1 0 Other Answers (4) Well the Germans deliberately sent Lenin back to Russia in the hopes that he would foment revolution so it was definitely a catalyst in that sense. Of course after a long and costly war there were
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Russians residing in London‚ including Martov and Lenin‚ and he escaped to join them. Arriving in 1902‚ Trotsky established a strong relationship with Lenin‚ who appreciated his literary abilities. Lenin checked Trotsky’s writing‚ especially articles for the Communist newspaper ‘Iskra’. However‚ in the Party Congress of 1903‚ the Social democratic party split into the Lenin led Bolsheviks and Martov headed Mensheviks. Trotsky stood against Lenin‚ stating that his theories went against Marxist notion
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Konstradt Rebellion - the rising of the naval town of Kronstadt in Russia by workers and sailors supporting the original aims of the 1917 Revolution against the new Bolshevik dictatorship. [ 8 ]. Cheka was the state security organization setup by Lenin in the Decree on 17 december 1917 to uphold [ 9 ]. Unger A‚ chapter 1 Article 1‚
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Communism’ introduced 1919 -‐ Formation of ‘Comintern’ 1921 -‐ End of Civil War. Kronstadt uprising. Introduction of the ‘NEP’. 1924 -‐ Death of Lenin (beginning of power struggle) 1927 -‐ First ‘Five Year Plan’ 1928 -‐ End of the NEP. Start of collectivisation. Beginning of the Stalin’s ‘Cultural
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There was a variety of causes that allowed the Bolsheviks to take control in October 1917‚ such as not allowing any of their members to join the provisional government‚ or the fact that the were lead by Lenin and Trotsky‚ two of the most intelligent men in Russia at the time. But the main factor that gave the Bolsheviks the most powerful argument against both the Tsarist System and the Provisional Government was the fact that the Russian people were crying out for an end to the war‚ and this is what
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