Why Stalin and not Trotsky was able to succeed Lenin The first reason why Stalin and not Trotsky was able to succeed Lenin was because Stalin had an important position of General Secretary. He used his position as secretary to put his supporters on the Central Committee of the party and dismissed Trotsky’s. This helped him establish control over the party and this lead to him building a powerbase in which he was in control. Having mostly his supporters in the party helped as there were few members
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[pic] A Plan of Investigation To What Extent Was Vladimir Lenin Responsible for the Downfall of the Tsarist Regime‚ and Subsequently the Provisional Government? The aim of this investigation is to determine the reasons that Vladimir “Lenin” Ulyanov was responsible for the downfall of the Tsarist Regime‚ and subsequently the provisional government in 1917. The investigation focuses on Lenin’s newspaper‚ The Pravda‚ Lenin’s eloquent speaking in St.
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not by showing what he changed‚ but rather by showing what the world would be like if he had not been there. If Vladimir Lenin had not been born‚ there would be no Cold War‚ no Soviet Union and Russia might still be ruled by a Tsar. However‚ Lenin was not simply a catalyst in the many changes Russia faced; he was a most volatile reactant in the chemistry of Russian and world politics. Breaking the barrier between attaining both economic success and political achievement‚ Vladimir Lenin almost singlehandedly
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Leon Trotsky 1879 – 1940 Sonny Thomas “ Evaluate the significance of Trotsky’s contribution to Soviet Russia. Was he a practical idealist or a naïve revolutionary?” Introduction: Leon Trotsky‚ born Lev Davidovich Bronstein was one of the most foremost figures in the Russian revolution and civil war. Trotsky holds great significance to Soviet Russia as he provided both drive and organisation and is attributed to saving the Bolshevik revolution of November
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In the beginning‚ as Lenin end grew nearer‚ there were five potential leaders‚ Bukharin‚ Kamenev‚ Zinoviev‚ Trotsky and Stalin. It seemed so obvious that there only was one man to take over Lenin’s reign - Trotsky. He was Lenin’s right hand man‚ but a close second was Stalin. People saw him as the one who came second‚ that’s all he was; there was no way that he would beat Trotsky in the race for leadership‚ but what they didn’t know that Stalin’s cunning would overtake then all and he would end up
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impact that Leon Trotsky had on national and international history. Lev Davidovich Bronstein was a major political figure in the turn of the twentieth century for the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialists Republics) aka Russia. Bronstein’s impact was greater with national history than international history. He was born on November 7‚ 1879‚ Ukraine (Yanovka) and later changed his name to Leon Trotsky‚ the name of his prison guard at Odessa prison whilst in exile in Siberia. Trotsky was introduced to Marxism
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To what extent was Lenin ‘heir to the Russian tradition of government’? Since the tsar‚ Lenin has taken the ‘throne’ and along with the Bolsheviks proceeded to turn Russia into a one-party state. It can be argued that Russia has remained almost unchanged in terms of government policies and its traditions this is shown by Lenin’s oppressive policies such as censorship. Lenin was not born into power and this shows he is in fact not an "heir" to Russian tradition. Similarly he had as little time
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How important was Lenin compared to Trotsky in the Bolshevik coming to and consolidating power between 1917 and 1924? Russia is extremely large but much of the land is barren. As a result Russia experienced many problems‚ especially due to its backward nature. As Russia was a vast empire it was difficult to control and resulting in many revolutions. The Russian Revolution was the series of revolutions in Russia in 1917‚ which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet
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What is a Presidential doctrine: it indicates a program that a president uses to implement a policy towards either a country or region to attain foreign policy aspirations for the United States. The term "doctrine" denotes "A declaration of certified government policy‚ particularly in foreign affairs and military strategy" ("Doctrine‚" n.d.). Presidents like Jimmy Carter‚ James Polk‚ and George W. Bush put together their doctrines‚ but amid these the doctrine of President Ronald Reagan is most notably
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How far has the importance of Trotsky in creating political change in Russia in 1917 been exaggerated? We know that Leon Trotsky was crucial in creating political change in Russia in 1917. We know that in the 1917 Revolution‚ his great orating skills helped further the Bolshevik cause. This is shown in Source 76 with use of “oratorical talent‚ his organising ability‚ first with the army and then with the railways...” and this led to political change as his involvement sped up the Bolshevik take-over
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