resisted he had their land and everything taken from them. Stalin then conducted a series of purges that would kill millions. The ones he killed in these purges were the “Scum” of the country. Stalin had actually even worried lenin before he died and there is the fact that lenin did not actually appoint stalin he chose leon trotsky but stalin had taken the power and exiled leon then after that he had him assassinated in
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by the uncharismatic Czar Nicholas II. The Soviet Union was founded by a revolution led by the Bolshevik party‚ under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin. After five years of unrest and purges between 1917 and 1922‚ it finally unified‚ and was recognized by other nations around the world. The country was ruled by one party‚ the Communist Party. When Lenin died in 1924‚ he was replaced by Josef Stalin‚ who later became known as one of the most brutal mass murderers in history.
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A primary factor that led to the rise of Stalin was due to the weakness of Leon Trotsky‚ who was one of the strongest competitors that Stalin faced in succeeding Lenin as leader of the Communist Party. However‚ there are actions taken by Trotsky that weakened himself as an opposition. For example‚ Trotsky believed in permanent revolution‚ and he sought to promote and incite revolutions all over the world. However‚ he failed to convince his fellow Party members of his idea of world revolution. In
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LEV KAMENEV Key Notes for Lev Kamenev (Up till 1924): Throughout the summer of 1923‚ Lenin seemed close to death and there was a political struggle Trotsky seemed to hold the most power due to his close friendship with Lenin before his strokes but an opposition had begun to emerge The opposition for Trotsky not only held Stalin but also 2 other politicians: Lev Kamenev and G.E. Zinoviev (a leading Bolshevik who had been Lenin’s closest aide during the revolution) Together‚ the 3 formed
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relevance in Russian politics by engaging in the new Provisional Government‚ and strategically taking advances of internal and foreign policy errors. An example of their lack importance during the revolution of March 1917 would be the Bolshevik’s leader‚ Lenin‚ was abroad and had given up on the Bolshevik cause in Russia at this point in time. After the March Revolution the Provisional Government consisted of not only Bolsheviks‚ but many military officers‚ Socialists‚ and a small amount of Conservatives
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essity to trade with other countries. One country would have a product or natural resource another country would not; therefore to survive‚ the country would trade. Many times the trades were unfair and fraudulent. This created many international problems. Also‚ the deal symbolized the Non-Aggression Pact between Hitler and Stalin prior to World War II. This pact was then broken by Hitler when he invaded the Soviet Union. The breaking of the pact is similar to Frederick giving false notes to Napoleon
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A COMPARISON AND CONTRAST OF MAXIMILLIEN ROBESPIERRE AND JOSEPH STALIN Throughout European history‚ there have been infamous political leaders who have left unfavorable marks on their nation’s past. Two of the most terrible of these leaders were the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin and the French Revolutionary Maximillien Robespierre. Although the two men were apart of completely different generations and different nationalities‚ their characteristics as politicians and as leaders were
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As World War I was heading towards its end Russia was focusing on internal issues. Led by Vladimir Lenin the Bolsheviks embarked on a campaign against the war. Using propaganda which focused on trying to turn the allied troops against their officers Lenin looked to inspire a socialist revolution. The Bolsheviks were also fueled by the poor conditions of the Russian Army. Nicholas II‚ in a letter to his wife Alexandra‚ admitted the obstacles that the Russian Army faced‚ "Again that cursed question
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communist beliefs‚ many thought Stalin’s rule was harsh and unfair. Nikita Khrushchev‚ the first secretary of the communist party‚ gave a speech during a Soviet congress meeting following Stalin’s death. During this speech‚ Khrushchev quotes a letter from Lenin and says‚ “Comrade Stalin accumulated in his hands immeasurable power and I am not certain whether he will be able to use this power with the required care.… Stalin is excessively rude‚ and this defect‚ which can be freely tolerated in our midst and
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from 1905-19-17‚ but was the result of political‚ economic and social conditions from centuries of corrupt tsarist rule.The Russian Revolution of 1917 involved the collapse of an empire under Tsar Nicholas II and the rise of Marxian socialism under Lenin and his Bolsheviks. It sparked the beginning of a new era in Russia that had effects on countries around the world.The Russian Revolution of 1917 was one of the most significant events in the 20th century. It completely changed the government and outlook
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