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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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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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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than Trotsky emerge as the leader of the USSR? (12 marks) A power struggle for control of the Bolsheviks party began after Lenin’s death in 1924. Among the several contenders‚ the two main rivals to take his place as leader were Stalin and Trotsky. Trotsky was Lenin’s right hand man in the October Rebellion and it seemed that Trotsky was the natural replacement; however it was Stalin who ultimately was able to secure power. There were many reasons why Stalin rather than Trotsky emerged
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Why did Stalin rather than Trotsky emerge as leader of the USSR in 1929? A power struggle for control of the Bolshevik party began after Lenin’s death in 1924. Among the contenders for the role‚ two of the most powerful names in this struggle were Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin. Ultimately‚ Stalin was able to secure power and vote out Trotsky by being politically skilful and cunning however most importantly he was lucky. First of all‚ Stalin was lucky. Trotsky remained ill for most of the power
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“Stalin won because Trotsky lacked a power base”: How far does this statement explain why Stalin‚ rather than Trotsky‚ succeeded Lenin as leader of the Soviet State? A power base is the source of a person’s organisation power or influence. The statement “Stalin won because Trotsky lacked a power base” does not explain the actual reasons as to why Trotsky did not succeed Lenin as the leader of the Soviet state. Trotsky had the most powerful power base in Russia at the time which was that he had control
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Lenin and Trotsky had both been able to contribute to the establishment and consolidation of a communist state in Russia 1917-24. In the beginning‚ before the Civil War‚ Lenin’s past seemed to be the one of spreading ideology to communism by his speeches‚ slogans and other forms of propaganda. On the other hand‚ Trotsky was more of a realist. He took care of the action the Bolsheviks had to take in order to be successful. He‚ assumingly‚ led the Bolshevik riots in the July days and defeated the Provisional
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Lydia Turner 10M Napoleon and Snowball are characters who represent Stalin and Trotsky. Explore the conflict between these two characters presented by Orwell in Animal Farm ‘Animal Farm’ is an allegory which presents George Orwell’s views on communism in the form of an anthropomorphic fable. The main characters are Snowball and Napoleon‚ who represent Trotsky and Stalin‚ are two opposing characters whose conflict is presented in a number of linguistic and structural ways. An example of this are
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April Theses‚ Russian Aprelskiye Tezisy‚ in Russian history‚ program developed by Lenin during theRussian Revolution of 1917‚ calling for Soviet control of state power; the theses‚ published in April 1917‚ contributed to the July Days uprising and also to the Bolshevik coup d’etat in October 1917. During the February Revolution two disparate bodies had replaced the imperial government—theProvisional Government and the Petrograd Soviet of Workers’ and Soldiers’ Deputies. The Socialists who dominated
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Winston Churchill once said “ To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” "Winston Churchill Quote." people have always desired nice‚ luxurious things and power of anything they can get their hands on. In George Orwell’s Animal Farm‚ Leon Trotsky from the Russian Revolution is represented by Snowball‚ who is constantly bringing up new ideas to the community and Napoleon to make their lives go as smoothly as possible after taking over the farm. Based on the events in history‚ the chief
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