How significant were the personalities of the contenders to succeed Lenin in accounting for Stalin’s defeat of his opponents in the years 1924-29? In the lead up to Lenin’s death and the years that followed‚ it would seem Stalin was in a weaker position than several of his opponents‚ as many doubted his role in the Revolution and‚ therefore‚ his role as a leader of the Party. Several factors played a role in allowing Stalin to be victorious‚ however‚ comparatively they hold varying significance
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Union‚ the Bolshevik revolution was arguably the factor that defined Europe during 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
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Modern Essay Despite the critical situation in 1923 with the french occupation of the Ruhr‚ the hyperinflation and the unstable political system‚ prosperity and stability followed in 1924-1929. This was caused by the success of Gustav Stresemann‚ the enabling act allowing the introduction of the Rentenmark‚ the US loans and the policy of fulfilment being instituted. However‚ Germany was at risk as her economy was founded on short-term foreign investment and a cut off of funds would leave her economy
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Goodbye‚ Lenin is a heart-warming film about a son’s attempt to make time stand still in order to keep his sick mother from knowing the truth about the political changes. His mother‚ Christiana‚ is a strong political activist in the Socialist party in East Germany. She becomes ill after she sees her son‚ Alex‚ protesting in the streets‚ she falls into a coma after suffering a heart attack. During the eight months she is in a coma‚ the Berlin Wall comes down and capitalism floods in from the west
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Within the period 1894-2005‚ Lenin has been the most significant leader of Russia and the USSR. How valid is this statement? It can be argued that Lenin was the most significant leader of Russia and the USSR due to his revolutionary ideas‚ such as the implementation of socialist reforms‚ his New Economic Policy in 1921 and the transformation of the Bolshevik faction to the Communist Part of the Soviet Union leading to a huge Marxist-Leninist movement in the USSR. However‚ when assessing the ‘significance’
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played a huge role in undermining the strength of the government in Beijing and making China a divided and unstable nation. Yuan Shikai betrayed the revolution and contributed greatly to the breakdown of power in Beijing as it meant that a single person who wanted to become the ultimate authority (king-like) denied everything that the revolution had stood for. Yuan Shikai began to outstrip the power of parliament. He revised the constitution at will and became dictatorial. In August 1912 a new
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Lenin was one of the most powerful leaders in Russia to ever exist. Lenin used attractive ideology‚ the April Theses‚ effective propaganda‚ good leadership skills‚ and the help of others led him to become the leader of Russia. The April Theses laid the basis for the October Revolution which would not have been successful without the leadership of Lenin. The ten points confirmed the inability of capitalism to take society forward and therefore the need to move to the stage of the proletarian revolution
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To what extent was Lenin ‘heir to the Russian tradition of government’? Since the tsar‚ Lenin has taken the ‘throne’ and along with the Bolsheviks proceeded to turn Russia into a one-party state. It can be argued that Russia has remained almost unchanged in terms of government policies and its traditions this is shown by Lenin’s oppressive policies such as censorship. Lenin was not born into power and this shows he is in fact not an "heir" to Russian tradition. Similarly he had as little time
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several powerful and important countries have had revolutions in their past that define how their government acts and behaves? Like the American revolution‚ the communist coup in China and‚ the February and October Revolutions in Russia. The February revolution which made way for the October revolution in the then Russian empire‚ was all about getting rid of the monarchist Tsars (the title of the current emperor of Russia before the revolutions of 1917) that ruled over Russia who frustrated and starved
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Assess the role of Lenin in the Bolshevik consolidation of power from 1917 to 1924. Lenin’s contribution to the Bolshevik Party was an essential factor in their consolidation of power during 1917-1924‚ however; Lenin’s role was not the only factor contributing to their success. The Bolsheviks were regarded as a “minor feature of Russian political life” and it was not until Lenin’s return to Russia that the party became a key player. It can be seen that Lenin played a pivotal role in the consolidation
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