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 ‘’troika’’ a group & attacked Trotsky during party meetings‚ drawing on his writings/speeches from
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Topic: Why the society that was meant to be just was transformed into a tyranny in Animal Farm. What made it possible? Orwell in his work "Animal Farm" touches on the problems faced by society while trying to change an existing order and create an ideal state with a fair system of governance. He shows reasons why the system does not work‚ and as result society becomes a tyranny. Mostly it is the fault of the leaders who care about their well-being. Such leaders are eager to power and uncaring
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as an allegorical fiction to the real life event of the Russian Revolution. Throughout the story‚ the reader can see how much Napoleon and Joseph Stalin have in common. This can be seen in the book and in real life during the expulsion of Snowball/Trotsky‚ the executions of Napoleon/Stalin’s enemies‚ and in the plan to improve the farm/country. From history and the books‚ both can inform us of how power can change a person. In Animal Farm‚ Orwell tells us how Napoleon evicted Snowball from the farm
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Essay Topic: “People can be swept along by events‚ whilst others use events to their advantage” How accurate is this statement in relation to the rise of power of either Joseph Stalin or Benito Mussolini? Joseph Stalin’s rise to power in relation to the statement “People can be swept along by events‚ whilst others use events to their advantage” is that of the latter when taking a look at how he was able to rise to the position of dictator of the Soviet Union. Stalin meticulously plotted
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Though there are no artworks dedicated solely to the revolution and its effect upon her‚ it is clear in some of her works the effect the revolution and its figures had upon her like “Nucleus of Creation” (1945) and “Self-Portrait dedicated to Leon Trotsky” (1937)‚ the prominent figure and Kahlo shared a brief affair and she presented to him on his birthday November 7th‚ the anniversary of the Russian
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the speech by making sure that Trotsky was not present at the funeral. Due to Trotsky’s absence Stalin was able to praise the work of Lenin‚ making out that he was going to carry on Lenin’s work‚ which gave him extra support from the public‚ due to the fact after Lenin’s death the entire nation was in mourning and believed that Lenin was a good man giving his all to make the USSR a better place. It also gave Stalin the chance to criticize his biggest rival‚ Trotsky who was not at the funeral to defend
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Lenin was able to consolidate Bolshevik rule in Russia by combining popular policies and repression: To what extent do you agree with this statement. I do agree with this statement and i will be explaining why in this essay. Lenins main policies consisted of; war communism this was seen as repressive‚ the treaty of Brest Litovsk ending Russia’s involvement in WW1. The NEP 9 new economic policy. Lenin defined his movement by the slogan “all power to the soviets” Lenin believed he could make a new
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Class notes from Animal Farm Socratic Seminar ● Question do you think old Major would’ve wanted animal farm to be different than what it turned out to be? communism made animal farm different revolution meaning abandoning humans ● Question Could any animal make Snowball the leader‚ besides Napoleon? Would the dogs follow anyone else besides the pigs? Clover warmed up to all the other animals when they were cold. Only the pigs would brainwash the dogs because they were the only clever ones in the farm
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How/why did Stalin become head of state? After Lenin’s death in 1924‚ everyone thought Trotsky‚ the brilliant leader of the red army would become leader‚ especially as Lenin left a Testament saying that Stalin was dangerous and a ‘grey blur’ and should be dismissed‚ but Stalin schemed his way into power‚ using his position as General Secretary as well as using a serious of ruthless political moves‚ devious tactics‚ the weakness of opposition‚ his own strengths‚ party weakness’ and factors out of
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the weaknesses of the White Army and the strong ideologies within the Red Army. This is further reinforced by the divided leadership within the White Army‚ as well as single unified command structure of the Red Army‚ contrasted to the way in which Trotsky was able to inspire and rally men As Richard Malone said in his school textbook‚ Analysing the Russian Revolution‚ ‘The White Army was made up of different groups who could not agree on whether they were fighting for monarchism‚ republicanism or
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