9) The Power Vaccum And Power Struggle Flashcards
When did Lenin die
January 1924
What issue was left after Lenin’s death
Power vacuum - power struggle among party leaders
What was Marxist-Leninists ideology
Power supposed to be shared by a collective leadership
So no mechanism for any such leader to be chosen or appointed
What did Lenin’s leadership shape
Marxist ideology
events and pressures of Rev
Why was Lenin like that strengthened his authority as leader
Dictorial style
Refusal to admit errors
What was banned in 1921
Factions
What did the banning of factions mean
Cemented idea of leader who commanded loyalty and obedience to the party line
Clashes with elements in party who believed in ‘party democracy’
List major issues concerning the future direction of policy
To what extent party democracy should replace centralised control
Organisations of economy
future relations of soviet Russia with outside Russia
Marxist theory would never have envisioned..
A single leader as necessary in a socialist state
After Lenin death
It’s is argued that
The party was to abandon strong central leadership.
Argued that this might have been justified to safeguard Bolshevik rule through civil war but no longer required (after 1924)
What was formed between 1922-23
A triumvirate
Who formed the triumvirate
Zinoviev
Kamenev
Stalin
Why was the Triumvirate formed
To block the ambitions of Trotsky
Prevent him ascending
What state was Lenin in by dec 1922
Bed ridden and unable to speak
Still was a powerful political presence
Had minders to Look after him
