accounting for Stalin’s defeat of his opponents in the years 1924-29? In the lead up to Lenin’s death and the years that followed‚ it would seem Stalin was in a weaker position than several of his opponents‚ as many doubted his role in the Revolution and‚ therefore‚ his role as a leader of the Party. Several factors played a role in allowing Stalin to be victorious‚ however‚ comparatively they hold varying significance. Despite the odds appearing to be stacked against him‚ Stalin’s ruthless personality
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Gonzalez Mr. Wyse Honors English 3A 8 May 2012 Leon Trotsky: The Exiled Leon Trotsky was most acknowledged as Vladimir Lenin’s “assistant.” Trotsky was also known as Joseph Stalin’s archenemy. They disliked each other so much that when Stalin won over Trotsky‚ Stalin forced Trotsky into exiled. Trotsky was a great thinker‚ speaker‚ but not a great leader‚ since he let someone else lead him. Lev Davidovich Bronstein‚ which later was changed to Leon Trotsky‚ was born in Yanokva‚ Ukraine (Leon Trotsky
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Life under Stalin became known as a “personality cult”. The state controlled all forms of education. In 1932‚ a program of discipline and education was introduced. Exams‚ banned under Lenin’s rule were reintroduced. The government decided how the subjects were to be taught‚ especially history involving Stalin’s involvement in the 1917 Revolution. The state also strictly censored books and Stalin ordered new books called “A Short History of the USSR‚” these books had to be used in the schools. “The
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between party members about Stalin‚ and this was the first time he knew his position was threatened * Events of this congress are not completely known‚ but it is said that conspirators met at this congress to discuss replacing Stalin with Kirov * Kirov was told about this and instead of wanting it‚ he decided to inform Stalin of the threat * Stalin did badly at the vote of central committee * Kirov was one of the most likely candidates to have taken over Stalin and because of this Kirov
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perished in WWII. Stalin himself was ruthless and paranoid and the people lived in fear‚ Stalin the only person truly safe from the midnight disappearances and
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Lenin and Stalin are the leaders who were known to be one of the most influential of Soviet Union. Lenin is known as the “father figure” and the creator of communist USSR. After Lenin’s rule in Soviet Union‚ Stalin began to rule the Soviet Union for approximately three decades. I consider Lenin’s program better than Lenin‚ but It should not be said that Lenin was unwilling to use violence. Seasants’ harvests were forcibly demanded by the state‚ because of his idea that it would all go to the State
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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 Stalin had struggled to gain power. He outsmarted his rivals (Ex. Trotsky)
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the Russian Revolution. The most notable spark for the Russian Revolution was discontent in the working classes. These people made up the majority of the population‚ but were almost totally unrepresented in the decisions of their country. Before Stalin‚ there was much political unrest in the Soviet Union which had gone unnoticed‚ or rather ignored until dispute was unmistakeable‚ “...clearly the conditions were present by the opening
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death of Lenin in 1924‚ Russia was faced with Joseph Stalin who ruled the Soviet Union with an iron fist for 24 years. Stalin rarely appeared to be what he really was and consistently was underestimated by his opponents‚ allowing him to gain support and create fear in the Russian people’s lives. Although Stalin faced much opposition‚ his manipulating ways allowed him to bypass this through purges‚ control on media‚ and his use of propaganda. Stalin pushed the Soviet Union into world power‚ but with
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restructured was one of the roots of the following decades of tension‚ known as the Cold War‚ between the USSR and the US. After World War II‚ the United States and the Soviet Union became rivals. US Leaders still feared the spread of Communism and Stalin continued to fear the capitalist
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