“To what extent was the rise to power of Stalin due to personal appeal and ability”? Lenin died in January 1924 and Stalin emerged to power in 1929. Stalin has been described as a “grey blur” that rose to power. It’s quite hard to pin point the main reasons how Stalin got to power. Some historians may say that Stalin was lucky that he got to power and he benefited off events such as Lenin’s death and that his rival’s weaknesses such as Trotsky who was considered likely successor to Lenin‚ but Trotsky
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divided in their aims and methods‚ 1881-1905? Political opponents of the Tsar were clearly divided in their aims and methods‚ and consequentially may have contributed to the survival of Tsarist Russia. The main parties were the Social democrats (Bolsheviks and Mensheviks)‚ Social Revolutionaries and Liberals (Octobrists and Kadets). Each of these radical parties had their own separate beliefs on what Russia needed and each aimed for some sort of change. However‚ within the groups‚ there were many
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Social Democrats later split into two groups the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks. The Bolsheviks were an exclusive group ran by Vladimir Lenin. To be part of this revolutionary group you had to be a dedicated revolutionist. They avoided helping the other revolutionary parties as they believed that it slowed the process. Whereas‚ the Mensheviks were an open organisation that still had the same ideas when it came to revolutionising Russia as the Bolsheviks however they weren’t as dedicated revolutionists
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out in public. This testament would have kicked Stalin out of the Communist Party and therefore would have stopped the mass murder that happened due to Stalin’s orders under his reign. Due to the ill-thought Trotsky and other high members of the Bolsheviks‚ the decision was to not read out the testament in public. This enabled Stalin to take power and soon Stalin became a despotic leader of the communist parties and created a terror in Soviet Russia as well as the rest of the world. Therefore I
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Explain why Trotsky did not become the leader of the USSR After Lenin’s death in 1924 the Bolsheviks (although not out rightly stated) were in need of a new leader. The power struggle occurred from 1923-1929 and eventually Stalin effectively became the leader of the USSR due to many reasons‚ including the weaknesses of Trotsky. Trotsky had not been a Bolshevik initially – he converted from the Menshevik party in 1917. Therefore some of the party members doubted him as 100% trustworthy. Within
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individual successes and/or individual genius. It is likely that Stalin came to power due to both of these factors. One major factor in Stalin coming to power‚ that wasn’t a Trotsky mistake‚ is the fact that Stalin held the position of secretary for the Bolshevik party. This gave him‚ to some extent‚ control over party business. Stalin could control what was discussed at party meetings as he drew up the agendas. This helped him come to power because it made sure that the party talked about topics which were
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The Bolshevik Revolution and World War I Abstract: The purpose of this essay is to analyze the causes of the Bolshevik Revolution in October 1917 using academic sources. Through social‚ economic‚ and political factors‚ one can guarantee that the Great War was a major cause of the revolution. The Bolshevik revolution was one of the most pivotal events of contemporary European history in the 20th century. The ousting of the Tsarist regime‚ which also became known as Red October as a part of
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Why did Stalin win? Throughout the summer of 1923 it was apparent that Lenin’s reign was coming to an end and this overshadowed the political struggle however in the Politburo and central committee battle lines were forming. They all thought that they were deserving candidates with so thinking that they were untouchable and were destined to lead USSR . Leon Trotsky seemed to have the stronghold as he had a close relationship with Lenin. However in the background there was opposition growing. Stalin
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‘The weaknesses of the left opposition were responsible for Stalin’s victory in the soviet union leadership battle by 1929’ Explain why you agree or disagree with this view... In some ways the weaknesses of the left wing were responsible for Stalin’s victory‚ however‚ there were other factors that influenced his victory also. One of the main weaknesses of the left which benefitted Stalin majorly was Trotsky and his constant misjudge when it came to making decisions. Trotsky‚ being the leader of
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“How far were divisions among its opponents responsible for the survival of Tsarist rule in 1881-1905?” It is apparent that there existed divisions of the parties opposing the Tsarist government‚ i.e. the Social Democrats became the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks in 1903; the Social Revolutionaries had many factions including the revolutionaries and the anarchists; and the Liberals didn’t develop individual parties until after 1905. However‚ the factors of the nobility‚ the Russian Army‚ the Okhrana
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