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Stalin
- Background
- Born into a family of
Georgian peasants in
Gorgi 1879.
- Educated in a local religious
school as parents wanted him
to be a Priest.
- Continued
education in Tbilisi.
Here Stalin
converted to
Marxism.
- Joined Communist party in 1902,
and in 1912 became a member of
the Central Committee.
- Continually in trouble with the
Police - raiding banks for funds
for the party.
- Exiled to Siberia (escaped 5 times).
- Revolutionary Record
- Role during
Oct. Revolution
was that of a
Committee
member.
- Carried out orders of others rather than taking initiative.
- 1921 - presence on many
senior committees
secured him a position at
the highest level of
government.
- Relationship with Lenin
- Lenin relied on
Stalin's adminastration
and loyalty.
- Prior to Lenin's illness -
Stalin was careful to back him
on controversial issues.
- Lenin highly critical of Stalin in
his Testament.
- Find way to remove Stalin.
- Find someone more
tolerant, loyal, polite
and considerate.
- Lenin last essay 'Better fewer, but better'
- Critical of
Workers' and
Peasants'
Inspectorate -
Stalin was head.
- Recognised, along with
Trotsky, 'most able'
figures of the Central
Committee.
- Appeal within Party
- Had power to advance
careers as a result of many
bureaucratic positions.
- Unlike Trotsy and
Bukharin, appeared
to be voice of calm
moderation.
- Prepared to
appeal for
the national
pride of
thoses he
sought to
lead.