Power Struggle (Contenders for power)
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- Created on: 26-04-19 08:59
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- The Power Struggle
- Stalin
- Pros
- He held the crucial position of General secretary, which was gaining him loyalty
- He was centered, he made sure that he didn't chose which side he was on until he saw a clear winner
- Organised Lenin's funeral - Trotsky not there (Stalin told him wrong date)
- Due to Stalin being a newer Bolshevik, all the opposition underestimated him
- Cons
- He was a newer Bolshevik
- He only played a minor role in the Rev unlike other contenders e.g. Trotsky
- Pros
- Trotsky
- Pros
- Played major roles in the Civil War and the 1917 Revolution, people were always very impressed with his skills
- A brilliant intellectual and theorist, who was inspiring in his speeches
- Great organisational, political and authoritarian skills
- Cons
- Many old Bolsheviks were weary of him, they feared that he would use his Red Army to seize control of power
- He was arrogant and was rude to those who he thought were less clever than himself
- He could be indecisive and made serious errors of judgement
- Pros
- Zinoviev
- Pros
- An Old Bolshevik many people gave him respect for his contribution to the Rev
- Lenin called him his "closest and most trusted assistant"
- His role as party boss in Leningrad gave him a strong political base
- Cons
- He opposed Lenin at the time of the Bolshevik Coup, which was always held against him
- He seriously underestimated Stalin, he and Kamenev left it too late before switching their support to Trotsky
- Pros
- Bukharin
- Cons
- He could be naive and lack the capacity of a leader
- He had no power base as he tried to maintain good relations with everyone
- Pros
- He was both impressive and likeable, a brilliant intellectual and theoretician
- Lenin called him the darling of the party
- He was popular and close to Lenin, he was friends with Trotsky but also a close associate of Stalin
- Cons
- Kamenev
- Pros
- A skillful politician and good with people, he was closely linked to Zinoviev and the 2 acted as a partnership
- He had a strong power base in Moscow, where he ran the local party
- He was able to smooth out difficulties and had the ability to get things done
- Cons
- He gained a rep for inconsistency by switching alliances between Stalin and Trotsky
- He was too soft and lacked the drive to be a leader, he seriously underestimated Stalin
- Pros
- Stalin
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