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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speaker he is‚ his competitor‚ Napoleon‚ runs Snowball off the farm so he can become the leader of animalism. Although he is a ruthless boar who is an articulate and persuasive speaker‚ Snowball is extremely naïve to the evils‚ which surround animalism. Every person and animal has a distinct personality‚ which will pave his or her path in life. The gifted orator in Animal Farm Snowball had a very vicious and outgoing personality (Snowball). As a speaker‚ Snowball used intelligence‚ logic‚ and rhetorical
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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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George Orwell I knew Snowball was gonna be my favorite character. Snowball had everything‚ he was brave‚encouraging‚ and admirable. Then one day everything changed when something went horribly wrong‚ Snowball was blamed for it. The time the windmill was destroyed for the very first time it clearly states in the passage the blaming “Do you know who is responsible for this? Do you know the enemy who has come in the night and overthrown our windmill? SNOWBALL” (Orwell 51). Snowball had spectacular ideas
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Summary Topic: Remarkable Canadian - Celine Dion Source #1: http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Celine_Dion.aspx Summary Celine Dion is a great pop-music celebrity‚ who was born in a musical family in Quebec. She followed her family to perform around Canada when she was a baby. When she went to 5 years old‚ she stood n the table in her family’s piano bar and started her first show. At that time‚ Dion loved Ginette Reno and copied many of her songs. When she was 12 years old‚ she made a demo tape
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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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This essay‚ will explore the similarities and differences between Napoleon and Snowball‚ the characters from animal farm. Napoleon is a fictional character and the main character in George Orwell Animal Farm. At first He was a common pig‚ he then gets rid of Snowball‚ another pig who shares power with him. He then takes advantage of the animal’s uprising against the humans and eventually becomes the President of Animal Farm‚ which he turns into a dictatorship. Napoleon is based on Joseph
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PLAY DOUGH‚ PAPERWEIGHT‚ SNOWBALL Victoria Johnson British Literature 1.22.13 "I saw the years of my life spaced along a road in the form of telephone poles‚ threaded together by wires. I counted one‚ two‚ three ... nineteen poles‚ and then the wires dangled into space‚ and try as I would‚ I couldn’t see a single pole beyond the nineteenth."(Plath 123) This quote fully embodies the whole mood of the book‚ The Bell Jar by Silvia Plath. The main character Esther is constantly at war with herself
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question of this investigation is: “To what extent was Leon trotsky more valuable to the Bolsheviks and the Russian Revolution‚ rather than Vladimir Lenin‚ his superior?” The Russian Revolution was a key turning point in Russian history and in many ways is responsible for shaping the country into what it stands as now. At the helm of the revolutionary group‚ the Bolsheviks‚ was Vladimir Lenin and directly beneath him stood Leon Trotsky. It is important to make the distinction between the importance
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Animal Farm Compare and Contrast Napoleon and Snowball‚ from the book Animal Farm by George Orwell‚ share many similar and different character traits when compared together. While Napoleon maybe cheating at cards‚ Snowball is hard at work developing a plan for a windmill to minimize animal work. Snowball could be talking away with his many speeches while Napoleon is trying his very best at training the puppy dogs to the rank of guard dog. Snowball and Napoleon‚ having their own similarities and
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