Contenders for the Power Struggle

Trotsky

• revoluntionary record played a key role in 1095 and 1917, Head of the Red Army, key role in Civil war and good public speaker
• Relationship with Leniin- was once a Menshevik but become very close to Lenin, Lenin said there was no better communist
• In Lenins testment praised as being a noble man but also aself confident
• Trotsky was in the Politburo but lacked a strong hold in the party
• In government was a member of the sovnarkom and Head of the Red Army which prompted fear, turned down the position of Chair of Sovnarkom

Stalin

• In the October Revoluntion was a committe member
• refused to accept Trotsky authority in the civil war
• member back in 1902
• lenin relied on Stalins administrative ability and Stalin…