To what extent did Stalin rise to power because of his cunning personality? Explain your answer. [12m] Stalin rose in power because of his cunning and manipulative personality. He used propaganda to manipulate the images he created for himself and Trotsky as he wanted to get more popularity and support from the people because he wanted to portray himself as the legitimate successor and destroy Trotsky’s positive image as Lenin’s chosen successor. Stalin was cunning enough to prevent
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Stalin and the Struggle for Power The Communist Party in the 1920’s‚ Stalin’s Rise to Power and the Defeat of His Rivals. When Lenin died he left no clear successor to lead the Communist Party. Lenin’s Testament criticised all the leading candidates e.g. he described Stalin as ‘not being able to use power with sufficient caution’ and Trotsky for ‘excessive self assurance’. A group of leaders emerged; a ‘collective leadership’. By 1929 one of these leaders‚ Stalin had become a dominant force
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Professor Scott Morley phD 15 May 2013 Joseph Stalin and Animal Farm Towards the climax of the novel‚ readers witness Napoleon rising to power on Animal Farm. What readers may not realize is the resemblance of this character’s qualities and those of Joseph Stalin during the Russian Revolution. These similarities and how writer George Orwell expresses them will be discussed in this paper. Animal Farm is an allegory using the character Napoleon to represent Joseph Stalin. To begin‚ both figures shared the
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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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Hitler vs Stalin Adolph Hitler and Joseph Stalin both shared many things in common as dictators in the 1920’s til the late 1940’s. It’s interesting to think that men who had so much in common‚ from their childhood to the way they ruled their countries‚ would actually hate each other due to their political ideology. Hitler was part of the Nationalist Party while Stalin enforced a Communist regime. Both men were immensely popular within their own country as they brought effective change‚ but
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Hitler vs. Stalin The communist and fascist governments of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin are disputably the worst of all time. The Nazis in Germany and the Soviet Union in Russia were totalitarian states. Both Hitler and Stalin had similar ways of working towards their goals and wishes. Although trying to reach those goals were the same‚ they also had many difference as well. Beside using their power to bring about death and chaos‚ Hitler and Stalin ruled in similar ways. Propaganda and censorship
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Hitler & Stalin: The Roots of Evil Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin were two of the most ruthless and infamous dictators of the twentieth century. They each left a legacy of cruelty‚ terror‚ and death; managing to change the course of history to this day. Throughout their lives‚ both leaders surprisingly had many similarities. They both lived deprived childhoods‚ with violent fathers and adoring mothers. Both suffered from inferiority complexes and paranoia. Most importantly‚ they were both mass murderers
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Stalin Vs. Hitler Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin were the most powerful dictators‚ as well as individually performing the largest political suppressions of the twentieth century. The difference between the two has always been perceived as which side of the World War II they fought on‚ meaning Stalin was viewed as the ‘good guy’ and Hitler as the ‘bad guy’. Hitler in history is written as the evil dictator‚ planning to take over the world and the suppression and murder of over 6 million Jews
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a coffin with his body embalmed. Joseph Stalin was a Bolshevik revolutionary who became the general secretary of the communist party and succeeded Lenin as the premier of the USSR. Stalin shared the same dream as Lenin in the making of the USSR the most
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Kiara Luis Mr. Butler February 25‚ 2015 Global Honors DBQ: Evaluation of Stalin’s Leadership Loved and hated by many‚ Joseph Stalin is one of the most controversial leaders in world history. Joseph Stalin transformed the Soviet Union into a modern superpower between 1928 and 1941. His rule is characterized by the creation of Collectivized Agriculture‚ Rapid Industrialization like the Five Year plan‚ and the many aspects of life under a totalitarian regime like purges‚ censorship
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