Before he died he left a will for all party members to hear. This will stated Stalin’s immoral characteristics and that he wanted to get rid of him before he gets too much power in his hands. Lenin’s will also stated who he though should be leader; Trotsky who was a successful leader of the Red Army (Russia’s Army formed by the Bolsheviks). As General Secretary Stalin took advantage of the fact that it was his responsibility of looking after party files which somehow included Lenin’s political will
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Following the death of Lenin‚ the Bolshevik Party become complicated by personality clashes and a power struggle between senior party members. The ambiguity of Lenin’s will paved the way for the apparent heir to seize power‚ sparking conflict between Trotsky and Stalin. The ensuing struggle for power triggered fierce disputes over the economy and the question of succession was reflected in battles between the dominant right and left wing. Despite Trotsky’s standpoint as unofficial deputy to Lenin‚ Stalin
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anyone who opposed him. Squealor‚ by his contemptuous actions‚ implied that he was a spy and he informed Napoleon about any activity against him. Napoleon could be compared to Josef Stalin‚ the madman of Russia. He was not as educated or convincing as Trotsky. Yet Stalin was a brutal man who craved power. He killed millions of people and used the KGB (indoctrinated dogs) to punish dissenters. Napoleon also used Moses‚ the tame raven‚ to control the animals. Moses represented the Church where he constantly
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effectively to someone who knows nothing about soviet history or the conflict between Stalin and Trotsky? What might such a reader make of this story? George Orwell’s novella ‘The Animal Farm’ is directed at Russia during the Stalin era. The novella’s characters reflect on actual people during the Stalin era. The novella tells of what happened during Stalin’s reign including the controversy with Trotsky. Many of Stalin’s traits were shown through Napoleon as he made his decisions on the farm but
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Orwell’s Animal Farm: Summary of Characters Stalin’s five-year plan was made to upgrade Russia and bring it current with the rest of the world within a five-year period. In Orwell’s book Animal Farm‚ Napoleon - Snowball thinks up the idea of constructing a windmill which looks like it is designed to bring the farm up to current technology. In both cases‚ Stalin and Napoleon come off trying to sell their ideas with the impression that it is to better the lives of the people and the animals
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Revolution has two parts to it: the February Revolution and the October Revolution; that centers around 1917-1918. The February one resulted in the overthrow of Tsar Nicholas II’s abusive power. After that‚ Lenin and the Bolsheviks took control. Leon Trotsky was the leader of the 1917 Russian Revolution that took care of foreign affairs under Lenin. He was exiled from the Soviet Union after losing a power struggle with Stalin over who was to become Lenin’s successor. The October Revolution was planned
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Joseph Stalin was the leader of Soviet Russia from the mid-1920s to his death in 1953. Though Hitler and Stalin never met or even spoke on the telephone‚ their lives and fates were inextricably linked. Though each loathed and feared the other‚ there was much Hitler and Stalin had in common. Both were born into humble backgrounds‚ their early lives shaped by destitution and impoverishment. As young men‚ both were drawn to radical political movements. Both became revolutionaries and unlikely national
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In April 1918 when Trotsky was appointed commissar of war by the government it was a major turning point in the civil war. Whilst Lenin was working on the land that the Bolsheviks had and trying to ensure that it did not fall into the hands of the whites‚ Trotsky began to eradicate people who were against the Bolsheviks. As a military commander he was able to do with the army what he wanted and despite being untrained‚ his philosophy and organisation meant that he excelled in the role. His philosophy
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contacts to destroy the opposition. His did this twice in the 1920s‚ destroying Trotsky and his supporters and Zinoviev and Kamenev and their supporters. Stalin’s character in the role also helped him to degrade other candidate’s reputations. This can be seen when Stain tells Trotsky the wrong date for Lenin’s funeral. He also changed his allegiance. At first he disagrees with the idea of NEP to disagree with Trotsky but later opts for it. He became the disputed leader of the USSR in 1928. Once
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Critical Analysis: Renowned satirist George Orwell masterfully incorporates symbolism into his work fabricated within simple tales of fantasy and delight. On the surface these works seem mild almost childlike. However within layer they are stories that will either horrify you from within because of its biting truth or leave you amused by the parallels drawn from reality. Therefore these pieces of literature are not mere stories but caricatures romanticized with words. ‘1984’ and ‘Shooting an Elephant’
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