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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Vladimir Lenin was a cruel tyrant. He was a cruel tyrant because he killed thousands of people every year and he also created the Cheka. Vladimir Lenin used extreme brutality and fear in his instigation of the “Red Terror‚” which made him a cruel tyrant. Lenin killed thousands of people and instigated the “Red Terror;” he also had no regard for human life. In the article “History vs. Lenin” the author wrote‚ “Under Lenin’s rule‚ there were 28‚000 executions every year. Consider that number for a
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How Successful was Lenin as A leader? In order to access whether Lenin was a successful leader it is important to note four main principals. His establishment of power‚ his ideologies‚ domestic policies and the nature of Russia when he came into power. When looking into success we need to analyse how far Lenin accomplished his aim or purpose and how he turned Russia into a single party state in such a short period of time. It is also important to note the length of Lenin’s rule- he was not there
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Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was an impactful political leader in Russia during the twentieth century. He was a famous figure and left a huge impact on the Russian/Soviet Union Empire for many decades to follow. What he may be known for best‚ Lenin created and brought up the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics along with helping with the introduction of communism. He applied that communism concept to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics government that he was running. As the political leader in the Union
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Throughout the short history of the Soviet Union there had been many rulers who led the Soviet Union into a superpower. Lenin and Stalin‚ two of the most controversial dictators of the Soviet Union‚ were those dictators that brought the Soviet Union to that position. Though their social policies were the same‚ the way they ruled the country and their economic policies differed greatly. The aspects of Stalin and Lenin’s rule which made them so similar were that they both rules were similar. They
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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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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 was
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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 Bolshevik revolution and party leader from 1917 until his death in 1924. Lenin’s
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with V.I. Lenin leading them. The Soviet Union (USSR) was later established in 1922 making V.I. Lenin its first leader. Throughout those few year‚ Stalin steadily moved up the party ranks of the Bolshevik Party‚ and later in 1922‚ he gained the role as the secretary general of the Central Committee of the Communist Party. This role gave him the ability to appoint his allies and supporters into government jobs and thus grow a foundation of political support. After the death of V.I. Lenin in 1924‚ Joseph
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