STALIN'S RISE TO POWER
- Created by: Jacob Keyte
- Created on: 27-04-15 19:35
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- Stalin's Rise to Power
- Stalin is appointed general secretary.
- Appointed by Lenin
- It was a very important role even though no one thought it was apart form Stalin, at first
- Controlled all recruitment to the party
- These people own hiim a lot and were easy to manipulate
- Lenin writes is testament. In it, It say that no other member could replace him on there own as they all had faults, Recommended a collective leadership
- He wanted to remove Stalin
- But Lenin has a series of strokes during 1921-24 and dies in 1924
- This testament is leaked to Stalin
- All parties (Trotsky, Kamenev, Zinoviev and Bukharain) agree to suppress knowledge of it
- But none know of Lenin comments of Stalin
- He wanted to remove Stalin
- All parties (Trotsky, Kamenev, Zinoviev and Bukharain) agree to suppress knowledge of it
- Main worry now is Trotsky - no one wants him in charge
- Stalin gave Lenin's funeral speech Publicly states he will continue His work
- Trotsky fails to turn up to the funeral
- Stalin orders Lenin's body to be preserved. START OF THE CULT OF LENIN
- Stalin orders Lenin's body to be preserved. START OF THE CULT OF LENIN
- Stalin is appointed general secretary.
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