STALIN'S DEVIOUS TACTICS

LENIN'S FUNERAL

• important as showed loyalty to Lenin
• Stalin used to discredit Trotsky
• S told T the wrong date of the funeral
• T was regarded as disloyal as missed funeral

LENIN'S TESTAMENT

• intructed for S's removal
• S persuaded Zinoviev & Kamenev who were also criticised to stop it being published
• conviced Central committee to not pass it
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