Why did Stalin win the struggle for power after Lenin’s death? Leading up to and following Lenin’s death in 1924‚ Leon Trotsky‚ the logical successor to Lenin‚ was outwitted from becoming leader of the Communist Party. Trotsky had been second only to Lenin since the Revolution he masterminded‚ yet it seemed Joseph Stalin was better suited from 1924 to assume the role because he was more politically adept and had more success in out manoeuvring and taking any opportunity to usurp Trotsky. His success
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“Why did the Bolsheviks win the civil war?” There were a few key reasons as to why the Bolsheviks won the civil war. The most important reason that helped them to succeed was Trotsky. Furthermore‚ there communication between each other‚ their control of the railway and their strong‚ direct intentions all produced a successful win. Lenin also kept structure to the Russian public which portrayed Lenin as an iconic figure. All of these reasons really proved necessary for the Bolsheviks to succeed
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Conditions under the Tsar Russia used to be ruled by the Tsars Before February 1917‚ Russia was ruled by the Tsars and the Royal Family were the Romanovs. The Tsarist system was an autocracy (ruled by one person). Tsar was ruled by decree‚ his word was law. USSR’s Population was very diverse(variety; very different ) Russia was a multi-national and multi religious state. Most of russias population was Russian but there were significant minorities including Ukrainians‚ Fins‚ Poles and Georgians
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“Ten Days That Shook the World” is a book by American journalist and socialist John Reed about the October Revolution in Russia in 1917‚ which Reed experienced firsthand. Reed followed many of the prominent Bolshevik leaders‚ especially Grigory Zinoviev and Karl Radek‚ closely during his time in Russia. John Reed died in 1920‚ shortly after the book was finished. John Reed’s classic account of the Russian Revolution of November 1917 isn’t an attempt at large-scale dispassionate historical analysis
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To what extent were the weaknesses of the provisional government responsible for the October Revolution The provisional government was seen to be very weak during the lead up to the October revolution‚ however other factors such as Lenin and main events such as the Kornilov affair could be said to be the main cause and that the weakness of the provisional government had nothing to do with the fact that the Bolsheviks were gaining such huge amounts of support. To a certain extent the weaknesses
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Causes/Origins of the Cold War (1917-1945) Ideological differences 1. Political differences a. USSR - marxist Leninism i. single party state represents true democracy b/c it ensures that the proletariat (majority) is in power ii. criticizes US for allows minority to override majority by using $$ and manipulation of the media b. US - democratic capitalism i. multiparty state with meaningful elections ii. criticizes USSR- restricts rights & competing ideologies 2. Economic differences
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To enable a character to change so much‚ her flaws have to be evident and abundant before the metamorphosis occurs. Priestly obliges in the stage directions offering Sheila as a ‘girl’ showing her immaturity even though she is in her twenties and that she is ‘pleased with life’‚ which is rather damning as we soon realise all she has accomplished is being her father’s daughter and gotten engaged. In giving her such a start in the audience’s eyes‚ we see how trapped Sheila is‚ not only through her
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Lenin‘s October 1917 Revolution: limited accomplishments‚ yet a turning point in 20th century history Abstract In 1917‚ Lenin led factory workers in St. Petersburg‚ Russia‚ in taking over the government‚ expecting to spark the rapidly spreading revolution to abolish capitalism predicted by Marx and Engels. Unexpected relationships among the nations impeded that spread‚. Once having become the leader of the vast territories that had formed the Russian Empire and having created a constitution
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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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The first idea you need to get your head around is that there were two "revolutions" in 1917. One in March (called the February Revolution) and one in November (called the October Revolution). However‚ they are collectively known as "the Russian Revolution". The February Revolution started with people rioting over food prices in the capital Petrograd. When the soldiers wouldn’t fire on the demonstrators‚ things got out of hand and it turned into a spontaneous mass uprising. The result of the
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