In 1922, when Vladimir Lenin died, someone needed to step up and the Soviet Union. As he was slowly dying, a power struggle emerged between Leon Trotsky, and Joseph Stalin. Even though Trotsky “had been widely viewed as the heir of Lenin, it was relatively easy for Stalin to combine with the other Bolshevik leaders in order to head off this threat” (Paley 10). In Lenin’s “Final Testament”, Lenin could already see that Stalin was quickly and surreptitiously gaining power. Stalin’s position of General Secretary gave him the ability to appoint people to important positions. Lenin was also reluctant to see Stalin as his successor because he thought that Trotsky could do a much better job. Lenin believed that Trotsky was the best man in the central…
If someone asks about the Great Leaders of Russian History, there will be the two leaders, Stalin and peter the great. Stalin is the Dictator of the Soviet Union, the 19th century of Russia that industrialize the Soviet Union. Whereas the Peter the Great, the 17th century dictator of Russian Empire that modernize and westernize the Russia during early Russian history. Both leaders are considered whom impacted the Russia, by westernization, and industrialization, that it made the Soviet Union, and Russian Empire as strongest, and powerful nation than before.…
The way these two ruled politically was extremely similar. Mussolini tried to control the Italians' thoughts, feelings, and actions. Like Mussolini, Stalin tried to control every aspect of the Soviets' lives because he believed it would make communism stronger for him. Both of these dictators also used propaganda as an aid. Propaganda is like advertisement. Mussolini would advertise Italy's greatness while Stalin used it to maintain control. Stalin used the arts in order to get people to appreciate him. Mussolini used violent propaganda such taking their freedom of speech away and their freedom of the press. He would choose what they could say or write in a newspaper. They look like they were very similar dictators.…
Joseph Stalin, a communist, led the Soviet Union from the mid 1920s to until his death which was in 1953. Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks, communists, fought and won the Russian Civil War. Once Lenin died his successor, Leon Trotsky, took over the Bolsheviks. Stalin and Trotsky had a fight for the Communist Bolshevik party, Stalin gained…
They both believed in controlling all aspects of the people’s lives, for example, education, government, and religion. In both countries the citizens were expected to have complete loyalty to the state and their leader. These two leaders, both used terror as a way to keep control, they both used secret police and imprisoned anyone they felt threatened by. Another way Joseph Stalin and Hitler are similar is that they both focused on educating the youth. In schools the books were edited to only show what Hitler and Stalin wanted them to learn. Joseph Stalin and Hitler were also different in many ways. Joseph Stalin ruled under Communism while Hitler ruled under fascism. Another way they in which they are different is that Hitlers goal was to kill a whole “inferior” race while Stalin did not see himself in a “superior”…
One of the most controversial leaders in world history was Joseph Stalin. He transformed the Soviet Union into a modern superpower between the years of 1928 and 1941. His ruling could be characterized as rapid industrialization, collectivized agriculture, great purges, and the extermination of opposition. Stalin’s rule could be proven both positively and negatively towards Russia. He powered the Russians military force but his methods negatively affected Russians.…
In 1917, Russia was crumbling into pieces. The World War I was draining all of Russia’s resources. There was shortage of food throughout the country, which left people starving. At the battlefront, millions of Russian soldiers were dying, they did not possess many of the powerful weapons that their opponents had. The government under Czar Nicholas II was disintegrating, and a provisional government had been set up. In November of 1917, Lenin and his communist followers known as the Bolsheviks overthrew the provisional government and set a communist government in Russia. However, in 1924, Lenin died and Josef Stalin assumed leadership of the Soviet Union, which was the name for the communist Russia. Stalin was a ruthless leader who brought many changes to the Soviet Union. Stalin’s goal was to transform the Soviet Union into a modern superpower and spread communism throughout the world, and he was determined to sabotage anyone who stood in his way. He used many methods such as collectivization, totalitarianism and five year plan’s to achieve his goals. Stalin’s rule brought both harmful and beneficial consequences to the Soviet Union; however, the negative factors were so terrible, that they overwhelm the positive factors.…
At the time, Stalin seemed like he was the greatest person on Earth. He made himself seem as if he was above everybody, both physically and mentally. After all of the revolts that were occurring in Russia, he just took over. He went into power right after Lenin had died and took his place, over Trotsky who also wanted to rule over Russia. Well he didn’t and we can’t change that. All we can do is remember Stalin and remember all of the things he did to make people support him and his cause to industrialize Russia.…
Lenin was reluctant to use terror against the politburo, but Stalin was more than willing to do so. This is exemplified in the so-called show trials of the late 1930s, where Stalin all but settle any possible competition. Also, Lenin had not been predisposed to forcing Russian peasants to enter collectives. However, Stalin accomplish a ruthless policy of peasant collectivization, and when many peasants resisted, he oversaw a period of intentional starvation that about one million kulak households (some five million people) were deported and never heard from again. On the other hand, Lenin still appreciated Russia as leading an active vanguard in the process towards worldwide communist revolution, whereas Stalin adopted a more pragmatic,…
Joseph Stalin is one of the most well known dictators. He is known to be the savior of Russia. He was also known to be a cruel leader that didn’t let anyone get in his way. This lead Stalin to be feared by many people in Russia. Stalin was the dictator that ruled over communist Russia in 1928. In his time of leading this totalitarian country, he accomplished many good and terrible things.…
Stalin held up this strong dictator way of ruling which continued through WWII. As you can see, their shifts in power does not lead to a constant political lifestyle, showing me that Politically Russia was worse off after…
Ambition, it is what alters something’s condition, creates change, and history. Ambition can be seen all through history, from Abraham Lincoln, to modern people; it occurs when somebody has a desire for something and furthermore tries and achieves that desire. Ambition can end both positively and negatively depending on the intentions of a mind, if one is trying to cause harm then it will be negative, but if they are doing something for a good reason, then that will be positive. But we also have situations where the intentions were good but ended up resulting badly anyways. For example, somebody may be ambitious to help the poor by creating more government plans that can help give shelter and food to the unfortunate, but instead it causes…
Lenin’s hardcore Communist policies were a disaster in the USSR: Food production and industrial output virtually collapsed and the county started falling apart. He had to abandon the most extreme Communist practices early on because they just didn’t work in real life.…
This economic system had numerous features, both good and bad. Following the end of czarist rule, Vladimir Lenin, and later Joseph Stalin, came into power as leader of the Bolsheviks, or the Communists, those who deeply desired communist ideas for a government. Vladimir Lenin and his Communist Party established the Soviet Union, which by Joseph Stalin, was made into a communist and totalitarian state, which is ruled by one dictator. A factor of communism in Russia set by Stalin was the Great Purge. During this enforcement, those who resisted the government, going against their ideals, were executed or exiled from society. If any were even accused of opposition towards the government, they would be brutalized, murdered or removed from their country. This action sparked great fear in the people of the Soviet Union, as they were forced to be harshly subordinate to Stalin.…
The two were opposite in character and possessed different views for the future. Lenin informed the public of his wish to spread the revolution to surrounding nations while Stalin, opposed every word. In result, Stalin exiles Trotsky from Russia to eliminate any trace of competition. Stalin declares himself as dictator and has Trotsky and later assassinated. Stalin gains control of the Communist Party and gradually reverses the principles of Lenin and transforms the Soviet Union into a government very similar to…