Stalin’s Russia‚ 1924-53 The leadership struggle * Russia wasn’t a democracy * Struggle wasn’t about winning popularity with the people * Influence was very important * Lenin was leader as party respected him could count on the loyalty of most party members The contenders: Leon Trotsky * Most obvious contender * Heroism during revolution and Civil War * Organised October Revolution and commanded Red Army * 1917-22 Lenin’s right-hand man * Radicalism‚ strong
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History Essay: Why Stalin Not Trotsky Stalin’s race to become the all mighty ruler fully started after Lenin died of a stroke on the 21st of January 1924. With Lenin gone‚ Stalin started to eliminate the other members of the Communist Party: Trotsky‚ Zinoviev‚ Kamenev‚ Rykov‚ Tomsky and Bukharin. He very cleverly switched between the left wing and the right wing‚ by making alliances with one wing the suddenly breaking with them‚ only to join the other wing‚ going against everything that they had
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5 Year Plan The next five years of my life will be the most crucial years. They will be the platform on which I will build the rest of my life upon. Unlike most people‚ what I hope to study isn’t what I grew up hoping I would make of myself. My passion has always been music‚ it’s what makes me the happy. After some thought‚ I chose to take the safer route and went with a career that is more secure and lucrative. Within these next few years I hope to further my education and earn a degree in Dental
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March 2010 The Regime of Stalin During the 1900s‚ a man under the name of Stalin rose to power‚ making him‚ contrary to popular belief‚ the worst dictator in that period. Unlike the infamously renowned Hitler who had attempted to eliminate all the Jews in the 1900s‚ Stalin made all the wrong decisions from the very start. Before he came to power‚ he used trickery and guile in order to gain his place at the top. Then‚ when he found his way to being the ruler of Russia‚ Stalin remained distant and separated
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History Essay “Considering the difficulties he inherited‚ Alexander II of Russia should be praised not criticised for his reforms.” To what extent do you agree with this judgement? After the death of Nicolas I‚ the Tsar’s heir‚ Alexander II‚ rose to power in 1855 and led Russia to an era of changes. Considering the difficulties he inherited‚ Alexander II should be praised and not criticised for his social‚ judiciary‚ and military reforms as he successfully abolished serfdom overnight‚ implemented
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Tsar Alexander I: The Growth of Russia and its French Influences Tsar Alexander I‚ an intelligent‚ handsome‚ benevolent‚ and aspiring leader ascended onto the Russian throne in 1801 to become one of Russia’s greatest reformers and military leaders. The Tsar who defeated the French Empire was profoundly influenced by their domestic and foreign affairs‚ leading his vision of Russia to enhance and protect the revolutionary ideals of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. Initially
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Between Stalin and Trotsky In 1921‚ Lenin’s health was delicate and fragile; he started suffering a series of strokes that in 1924 finally ended his life. In 1922 he “retired” from any business that had to do with the government. During this time he became more aware of the party’s weaknesses‚ and started to be conscious about the threat that Stalin supposed for not only the Bolsheviks‚ but for Russia’s future. Lenin wrote his “Letter to the Party Congress” in 1922‚ and alerted that Stalin was becoming
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Nitin Goyal Women in Stalinist Russia M.M. 15 Q) What was the role of women in Stalin’s Russia? Did he introduce any changes in the Bolshevik policies regarding the family? Ans. After the Bolsheviks came into power‚ they under the leadership of Lenin started a movement of social reform which was meant to break down the existing tsarist
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Why did Stalin become leader of the USSR? Lenin‚ the leader of Russia died from ill health in 1924‚ without choosing a successor‚ but how did Stalin‚ one of the least likely people to take over become leader of the Ussr? His role as General Secretary was used by Stalin to great advantage. It allowed him to see all important documents flowing in and out of the party. This fortunate for Stalin‚ included Lenin’s last testament‚ which stated Lenin’s desire for a dictatorship of the party as well
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