Russia wasn’t a democracy * Struggle wasn’t about winning popularity with the people * Influence was very important * Lenin was leader as party respected him could count on the loyalty of most party members The contenders: Leon Trotsky * Most obvious contender * Heroism during revolution and Civil War * Organised October Revolution and commanded Red Army * 1917-22 Lenin’s right-hand man * Radicalism‚ strong personality‚ history made him attractive to students
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majorly was Trotsky and his constant misjudge when it came to making decisions. Trotsky‚ being the leader of the left wing was an arrogant man who wasn’t trusted by his fellow party members due to his poor attitude towards the party‚ his late membership to the party and his control over the red army. Throughout his membership within the party he showed a lack of involvement and destroyed his reputation further when not attending Lenin’s funeral. One of the main decisions made by Trotsky which helped
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clearly insinuates that none of the men leading the chase were capable of his role as they all leading Communists showed weaknesses. For example‚ Lenin knew Trotsky was an obvious contender for power once he died‚ however Lenin also understood that Trotsky had personal downfalls and he had no real and secure fan-base. It was clear to Lenin that Trotsky was good at organisation due to the Red Armies triumph during the civil war‚ however Lenin questioned Trotsky’s ability to rule and lead the USSR. The fact
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some are more equal than others” Comparing this context to the Russian Revolution‚ we can understand that Mr Jones represent Tzar Nicholas II of Russia‚ who was a man who don´t care about his people. Then‚ Napoleon represents Stalin; Snow ball‚ Trotsky‚ and Old Mayor represent Karl Marx‚ because he was the philosopher of the doctrine of the revolution. He believes in a communist society‚ with the concept of equality as the most important one. But this is a utopia‚ it cannot be applied in real life
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in red Square‚ Moscow. Trotsky was a great thinker‚ writer and speaker. Trotsky shared Lenin’s vision of a society whose wealth would be shared and controlled by the workers. But Trotsky refused to join the Bolsheviks party because he disagreed with Lenin’s methods of leading the party. He remained a member of the Mensheviks until July 1917 when he returned to Russia and joined the Bolsheviks. He became a close friend of Lenin and a leader in the October revolution. Trotsky became a military leader
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and the Defeat of His Rivals. When Lenin died he left no clear successor to lead the Communist Party. Lenin’s Testament criticised all the leading candidates e.g. he described Stalin as ‘not being able to use power with sufficient caution’ and Trotsky for ‘excessive self assurance’. A group of leaders emerged; a ‘collective leadership’. By 1929 one of these leaders‚ Stalin had become a dominant force. His success was the result of a power struggle. Factor 1: The Ban on Factionalism. In 1921
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Trotsky was chairman of the Petrograd Soviet and on 9th October set up the Military Revolutionary Committee (MRC) to defend Petrograd‚ this proved to be a critical factor. Trotsky understood that the Bolsheviks could control Petrograd through the MRC‚ he got himself appointed as one of the Troika to run the MRC‚ which oversaw the Red Guard
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openings on a stretcher‚ proving she gained a new found passion for art‚ with her new found romances. As she continued to tour Rivera sponsored historical communist figurehead Leon Trotsky and his wife for asylum in Mexico
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helped plan the invasion of Georgia which was the source for his negative policies towards the country. In 1922 he was appointed general secretary of the Bolshevik party with the help of Lenin. The main reason for this was to make life harder for Trotsky. When he first met Lenin he showed enormous support for his ideas and for the party. Lenin didn’t like the policies which Stalin had towards Georgia. In 1922 Lenin suffered a stroke and was forced to briefly retire to Gorki‚ although he was still
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why the Red Army conquered in the Civil War is the military strength of the Red Army and the military weakness of the opponents. Trotsky was a key person in the military for the Red Army. He made sure that offices who had fought for the Tsar were a part of the Red Army which provided the Reds with more experienced leaders. To ensure their loyalty to the Red Army‚ Trotsky held hostage families of those who were conscripted to the Red Army and those who had originally fought in the Tsarist army. In
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