Comrade General Secretary Joseph Stalin’s rise to power in the former Soviet Union was born in the midst of the Russian Revolution of 1917. His association and friendship with Vladimir Lenin also played an integral part in the dictator’s power grab. Stalin participated in the December 1904 oil worker strike in Baku‚ Georgia‚ which ended successfully later that month. It was the first time in Russian history that a collective bargaining agreement was signed between oil company owners and oil workers
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To what extent did Stalin rise to power because of his cunning personality? Explain your answer. [12m] Stalin rose in power because of his cunning and manipulative personality. He used propaganda to manipulate the images he created for himself and Trotsky as he wanted to get more popularity and support from the people because he wanted to portray himself as the legitimate successor and destroy Trotsky’s positive image as Lenin’s chosen successor. Stalin was cunning enough to prevent
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only to eliminate the danger hanging over our heads‚ but to aid all people groaning under the [oppression] of Fascism" - Joseph Stalin. Although this statement is against fascism‚ or dictatorship‚ Stalin was a powerful dictator; as was Adolf Hitler. Winston Churchill‚ however‚ did not use fear to lead. A few influential people of World War II were Adolph Hitler‚ Joseph Stalin‚ and Winston Churchill. Adolf Hitler‚ the Nazi leader‚ was one of the most powerful and infamous dictators in the 20th century’
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their advantage” How accurate is this statement in relation to the rise of power of either Joseph Stalin or Benito Mussolini? Joseph Stalin’s rise to power in relation to the statement “People can be swept along by events‚ whilst others use events to their advantage” is that of the latter when taking a look at how he was able to rise to the position of dictator of the Soviet Union. Stalin meticulously plotted his way into power using influential events‚ such as the occurrence of his promotion
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Reasons for the Rise of Stalin 1) Stalin’s Political Position as ‘General Secretary’ 2) Stalin’s Development of the Cult of Lenin 3) Stalin’s Elimination Opposition or Persecution of Political Enemies 1) Stalin’s Political Position as ‘General Secretary’ Stalin was the General Secretary of Communist Party. This was not a powerful post and therefore attracted little fear and jealousy. But Stalin had the power to appoint junior party officials at every level of the party and thus he appointed
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Analyse the rise to power of either Hitler‚ Stalin or Mao. [20] Joseph Stalin became the leader of the USSR after it’s first leader Vladimir Lenin died. Stalin’s rise to power was violent and ruthless‚ however the result was just what he wanted to achieve. In this essay I will analyse the rise to power of Joseph Stalin as well as look at the steps‚ which he took towards becoming a totalitarian leader of the USSR. Joseph Stalin was studying to be a priest but he was expelled for his revolutionary
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life lived by many under strict and harsh rulers. It is believed that power is what matters most to a leader ‚ but even more valuable to them is the ability to obtain and maintain this power. It is not initially receiving the power that is difficult‚ but rather the prolonging
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there were two men who were on opposing sides‚ the men were Adolph Hitler and Joseph Stalin. These men were each triumphant in their rise to power in their countries and they were very comparable in the ways that they succeeded. Their success was mostly attributed to their new ideas and their politics.<br><br>Although Hitler and Stalin hated each other‚ the two leaders were similar in many ways. Hitler and Stalin each rose to the highest position attainable in their respective countries‚ and there
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experiment. The U.S.S.R.had risen to power and had many scientific advances. Even with many scientific advances‚ the U.S.S.R. could not avoid a fateful end. The U.S.S.R. had risen to power in 1917‚ the Soviet Union was created to overcome national differences. The first leader of The U.S.S.R. was Vladimir Lenin (April 22‚1870-January 21‚ 1924) who had lead the Bolshevik Revolution. Lenin had fallen from power and had the transition to the well known Joseph Stalin (December 18‚ 1878-March 5‚ 1953)
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A primary factor that led to the rise of Stalin was due to the weakness of Leon Trotsky‚ who was one of the strongest competitors that Stalin faced in succeeding Lenin as leader of the Communist Party. However‚ there are actions taken by Trotsky that weakened himself as an opposition. For example‚ Trotsky believed in permanent revolution‚ and he sought to promote and incite revolutions all over the world. However‚ he failed to convince his fellow Party members of his idea of world revolution. In
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