Amongst the Bolshevik revolutionaries who took part in the Russian Revolution of 1917‚ Stalin was appointed general secretary of the party’s Central Committee in 1922. He subsequently managed to consolidate power following the 1924 death of Vladimir Lenin through suppressing Lenin’s criticisms (in the postscript of his testament) and expanding the functions of his role‚ all the while eliminating any opposition. He remained general secretary until the post was abolished in 1952‚ concurrently serving
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In March 5‚ 1953 Joseph Stalin (1878- 1953) who had fiercely ruled the Soviet Union since 1928‚ passed away at the age of 73. Consequently‚ Nikita Khrushchev (1894- 1971) emerged victorious and became first secretary of the Communist Party. Khrushchev is known for being responsible for the “de-Stalinization” of the Soviet Union. Additionally‚ he was a major protagonist for supporting the development of the early Soviet space program‚ and for moderately implementing liberal reforms in capacities with
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4/22/13 Class world history ld History Activity People in Wor 19 P r o f i le 1 Joseph Stalin (1879–1953) The guilt of Stalin and his immediate entourage . . . for the mass repressions and lawlessness they committed is enormous and unforgivable. Mikhail Gorbachev in a 1987 speech on the anniversary of the Russian Revolution Copyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. Joseph Stalin rose from a life of poverty to become the dictator of the Soviet Union from 1929 to 1953. A brutal
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Essay How similar were Stalin and Hitler? The dictatorships of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin cost many innocent people their lives and caused mass panic and paranoia. By examining evidence‚ it is clear the two are quite similar in some ways but also totally different. Whilst both of their family lives and their ways of controlling their regimes were very alike‚ their rise to power and their beliefs and ideas weren’t very similar. Both Hitler and Stalin had difficult early lives that told a
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Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev was a politician who led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War. Around 1954-55 in the power struggle triggered by Stalin’s death in 1953‚ Khrushchev emerged as number one. In 1956‚ Khrushchev gives a “secret speech” where he discussed Stalin’s crimes for the first time‚ starting a process called “de-Stalinization.” Khrushchev believes that the Soviet system has become too bureaucratic. He wanted decentralization. He abolished the tractor station‚ which were the
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Nikita Khrushchev Nikita Khrushchev was born on April 15‚ 1894 in Kalinovka‚ Russia. Khrushchev was the politician who led the Soviet Union in part of the Cold War era. Khrushchev joined the Communist Party and fought in the Red Army during the Russian Revolution in 1918. He quickly rose up the party ranks‚ becoming a member of the Central Committee in 1934. On September 14‚ 1953‚ Khrushchev succeeded Joesph Stalin after his death in the beginning of the year. In a 1956 “secret speech‚” Khrushchev
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Hitler vs. Stalin At the turn of the 20th century there were two very evil men. Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. One was the leader of Germany‚ the other had control of Russia. Two different men‚ two different countries‚ but not too different. Their stories begin at birth. Both Hitler and Stalin had difficult childhoods with abusive fathers. The father of young Adolf Hitler ‚ an Austrian official‚ was known to be a harsh‚ strict man. Stalin’s father was an abusive drunk that perpetually beat his
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Connor Gonzalez-Falla Mr. Sweeney Western Civ 300 5/9/13 Stalin: Dictator‚ Killer‚ Savior? How does a man‚ nominated twice for the Nobel peace price‚ die with such equivocal feelings from his country? Why was he thought of as an advocate of freedom to some‚ but compared to Hitler by others? All these mixed feelings revolve around Joseph Stalin. Joseph Stalin ruled Russia from 1924 until his death in 1953. In his reign‚ he fiercely used tactics of collectivization‚ purging and deportation
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emerge The opposition for Trotsky not only held Stalin but also 2 other politicians: Lev Kamenev and G.E. Zinoviev (a leading Bolshevik who had been Lenin’s closest aide during the revolution) Together‚ the 3 formed ‘’troika’’ a group & attacked Trotsky during party meetings‚ drawing on his writings/speeches from his last years as Menshevik as a means of attacking him for disloyalty Kamenev supported Stalin after Lenin died‚ when Stalin retained his post as General Secretary There was
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Loran Arnold History 420 Hitler vs. Stalin‚ the Evil Master Minds of the Twentieth Century Hitler and Stalin are names that will be forever remember as evil master minds of killing millions of people in order to create a perfect race. In this paper‚ there will be a comparison of Hitler and Stalin’s careers. Also‚ investigating which one had a greater impact on the twentieth century. Hitler started his rise to power in 1919 when he joined the German Workers’ Party at the end of World War
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