him he was able to rule freely. The Bolsheviks that were accused were forced to confess many crimes‚ including plotting to murder Lenin. This enabled Stalin to lay the blame on Trotsky‚ whom he accused of leading these plotters. This was very important because there were still many people who thought it should have been Trotsky ruling Russia; therefore any of these ideas were stamped out. The show trials had a particular motive: it was a way of justifying Stalin’s policies to the world and his own
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anti-communist and it is also known as Red October. When the animals go into the farmhouse for the first time‚ they are amazed and disgusted. The common people have the same attitude towards the ostentatious wealth of the Russian Royal Family. Stalin and Trotsky were constantly arguing and couldn’t agree on anything‚ if one said
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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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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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Jin-Ho Lee IB History – Mr. Wade 28/01/14 How successful was Lenin (1917-1924) in solving the problems he faced? With the October revolution in 1917‚ Lenin managed to execute a successful coup d’état against the provisional government of Russia and with the death of the constituent assembly early 1918; Lenin and his Bolsheviks had finally control over Russia. However this was just the beginning of various problems he would be facing. This raised the debate on whether Lenin could deal with
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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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Animal Farm had seemed to be an innocent children’s book at first glance‚ but many soon realized it had a much deeper meaning. George Orwell shared his true opinions about World War II by giving his negative views on Stalin and affirmative views on Trotsky without being too upfront about it. This was a very precarious piece of writing to issue; however‚ his bravery and willingness to rebel made a huge impact on society. To begin with‚ the novel Animal Farm could easily be misinterpreted by its readers
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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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Napoleon and Stalin It’s one of every human’s natural desires to acquire power. Because of this‚ almost all attempts in creating complete equality in society fail. The book Animal Farm by George Orwell was based on the Russian revolution and how it failed. The fault of this lies with Napoleon (who represents Joseph Stalin)‚ his desire for power‚ and the stupidity and ignorance of the other animals in Animal Farm. First of all‚ Joseph Stalin and Napoleon used many similar tactics to rise to power
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hard to pin point the main reasons how Stalin got to power. Some historians may say that Stalin was lucky that he got to power and he benefited off events such as Lenin’s death and that his rival’s weaknesses such as Trotsky who was considered likely successor to Lenin‚ but Trotsky lacked the will for a political fight. However you just can’t become the leader of Russia just from good luck‚ Stalin used his ability to place himself in a great position within the party. This essay is going to look
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