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Stalin's succession to the Soviet Leadership
- Lenin's death in 1924
- Left a void of power in the upper echelons of the Bolshevik
Government
- Left 4 potential candidates for power
- Stalin - General
Secretary of the
Communist party
- Seemed to be the
"grey blur" of the
Communist Govt.
- Seemed to be the
"grey blur" of the
Communist Govt.
- Kamenev - leader of the
Soviet Police and had
been the Acting Premier
(1923/4) due to Lenin's
illness
- Uninspired and considered
poor to work with but one of
Lenin's closest supporters and
friends.
- Zinoviev was also
considered but was
least able and sided
with Kamenev in
leadership
- Uninspired and considered
poor to work with but one of
Lenin's closest supporters and
friends.
- Bukharin - Communist strategist and
editor of Pravda - Soviet Newspaper.
Lenin's "golden boy"
- Lenin's "golden boy" and seen to
be the natural heir to Lenin
- Lenin's "golden boy" and seen to
be the natural heir to Lenin
- Trotsky - Marxist revolutionary
and theorist and founder/first
leader of the Red Army. Civil
War hero and had
masterminded the revolution
- Very competent and respected party member. Was
seen to be like Napolean and others and become
leader due to his leadership of the armed forces.
- Had caused revolution of the Red Army and had
won Civil War, became difficult to work with and
arrogant
- Had caused revolution of the Red Army and had
won Civil War, became difficult to work with and
arrogant
- Very competent and respected party member. Was
seen to be like Napolean and others and become
leader due to his leadership of the armed forces.
- Stalin - General
Secretary of the
Communist party
- Left 4 potential candidates for power
- Left a void of power in the upper echelons of the Bolshevik
Government
- The Political alliances and policies that determined the outcome
- Triumvirate
- A coalition of Stalin, Kamenev and Zinoviev
- Against Trotsky - he'd never
achieve enough power to take on
the three of them
- Trotsky - ill health - missed meetings and
Stalin convinced him not to attend Lenin's
funeral. Terrible PR for Trotsky's
campaign
- Kamenev and Zinoviev criticised his
publication 'The Lessons of October'
for amplifying his role in the revolution
and discrediting Lenin's position
- Trotsky was finally condemned at the 13th
Congress in 1924 - Stalin came out
victorious with Trotsky gone and Kamenev
and Zinoviev humiliated and without public
support
- Trotsky - ill health - missed meetings and
Stalin convinced him not to attend Lenin's
funeral. Terrible PR for Trotsky's
campaign
- Was usurped by Lenin's Testament -
organised for it to be kept a secret by
other leading Communists
- Stalin's position as GS
allowed them to control
Congress and the
members of the Politburo
- Against Trotsky - he'd never
achieve enough power to take on
the three of them
- A coalition of Stalin, Kamenev and Zinoviev
- Duumvirate
- Formed with Bukharin against the Left of the Party
- Argued for the 'Socialism in one Country' policy and the continuation of
NEP
- Rather than T/K/Z's World Socialism and
the discontinuation of NEP
- New Opposition
formed against
Duumvirate
- At 14th Congress - easily defeated by
559 to 65 after suggesting policy of a
World Revolution
- Both Kamenev and
Zinoviev were removed
from the Politburo.
- Congress filled
with Stalin's
supporters - role of
GS
- Congress filled
with Stalin's
supporters - role of
GS
- Both Kamenev and
Zinoviev were removed
from the Politburo.
- At 14th Congress - easily defeated by
559 to 65 after suggesting policy of a
World Revolution
- Rather than T/K/Z's World Socialism and
the discontinuation of NEP
- Argued for the 'Socialism in one Country' policy and the continuation of
NEP
- In 1926 Trotsky had returned and NEP was failing -
Kulaks dominating market and withdrew supply of grain
because of good shortages
- At 15th Congress - union between Trotsky,
Kamenev and Zinoviev outvoted on all issues.
- Zinoviev and Kamenev issued
forced apologies
- Trotsky exiled to Mexico
- Zinoviev and Kamenev issued
forced apologies
- At 15th Congress - union between Trotsky,
Kamenev and Zinoviev outvoted on all issues.
- Formed with Bukharin against the Left of the Party
- Triumvirate
- Stalin vs. Bukharin after collapse of Duumvirate & Triumvirate
- In 1928 Stalin broke his alliance with Bukharin
- NEP was failing and Stalin moved to
the left of the party and argued for rapid
industrialisation.
- By claiming the Left of the Party - gained
supporters of Trotsky, Kamenev and Zinoviev
as well as critics of NEP
- By claiming the Left of the Party - gained
supporters of Trotsky, Kamenev and Zinoviev
as well as critics of NEP
- Stalin used his position as GS to isolate
Bukharin. Bukharin seen as the mastermind
of NEP.
- Bukharin was deviously finished off by Stalin - began a
rumour that Bukharin was going to form an alliance with
Kamenev and Zinoviev - Bukharin organised a meeting to
discuss it! Stalin accused him of beginning a faction
- In April 1929 Bukharin admitted "political errors" and expelled from the Govt.
- In April 1929 Bukharin admitted "political errors" and expelled from the Govt.
- Bukharin was deviously finished off by Stalin - began a
rumour that Bukharin was going to form an alliance with
Kamenev and Zinoviev - Bukharin organised a meeting to
discuss it! Stalin accused him of beginning a faction
- NEP was failing and Stalin moved to
the left of the party and argued for rapid
industrialisation.
- In 1928 Stalin broke his alliance with Bukharin
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