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Communist Party Leader Candidates After Lenins Death Flashcards

1
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What were the names of the 7 candidates

A 
Stalin 
Trotsky 
Bukharin 
Kamanev 
Zinoviev
Tomsky
Rykov
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In order to gain power what was the name of the group Stalin, Zinoviev and Kamanev formed

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The Triumvirate

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Name a strength of Stalin

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Was General secretary-good at gaining loyalty

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Name a strength of Stalin

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Worked hard to master the theories of Marxism

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Name a strength of Stalin

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Underrated by his opponents- very good at concealing his intentions

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Name a strength of Stalin

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Deliberately placing himself close

To Lenin during his period of illness- enables Stalin to claim he knew what he wanted

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Name a strength of Stalin

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Made an alliance with Kamanev and Zinoviev

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Name a weakness of Stalin

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Crude, violent

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9
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Name a weakness of Stalin

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Overshadowed during the 1917 revolution

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10
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Name a weakness of Stalin

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Lenin has turned against him

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Describe Stalin’s character

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A man of violence 
Hard worker
Expert in bureaucratic organisation
Vast knowledge of the expanding party 
Placed loyal supporters in key positions
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Name a strength of Trotsky

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Brilliant intellectual and theorist, an inspiring speech maker

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Name a strength of Trotsky

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An energetic man of action

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14
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Name a strength of Trotsky

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Formidable political skills

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15
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Name a strength of Trotsky

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Helped mastermind the communist seizure of power

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16
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Name a weakness of Trotsky

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Many Bolsheviks feared him

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17
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Name a weakness of Trotsky

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Had been a Menshevik-old Bolsheviks were suspicious of him

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Name a weakness of Trotsky

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Arrogance and sustain for anyone enjoy as intelligent as him

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Describe Trotskys character

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Extraordinary organiser and a man of action
Exceptional ideologist and theoretician
Held power and prestige
Had formidable political skills

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20
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Name a strength of Kamanev

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Had great influence

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21
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Name a strength of Kamanev

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Entrusted with many of Lenin’s papers

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22
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Name a strength of Kamanev

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Had a strong power base in Moscow

23
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Name a strength of Kamanev

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Ability to get things done

24
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Name a weakness of Kamanev

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Lacked the ambition or ruthlessness to seek power for himself

25
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Name a weakness of Kamanev

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Gained a reputation for ‘flip-flopping’

26
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Describe Kamanev’s character

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Capable and a intelligent

Skilful politician, good at managing people and situations

27
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Name a strength of Zinoviev

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Commanded respect from colleagues

28
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Name a strength of Zinoviev

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Had been high in Lenin’s favour before 1924

29
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Name a strength of Zinoviev

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His role as party boss in Leningrad gave him a strong political power base

30
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Name a weakness of Zinoviev

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His opposition to Lenin and joint resignation with Kamanev and Rykov was held against him

31
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Name a weakness of Zinoviev

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He and Kamanev left it to late before switching their support to Trotsky

32
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Describe Zinovievs character

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Member of the politburo
Spokesman for the central committee at the annual party congress
Head of the Comintern

33
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Name a strength of Bukharin

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Popular within the party: close to Lenin, friendly with Trotsky, close associate of Stalin

34
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Name a strength of Bukharin

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Widely regarded as the bust theoretician in the party

35
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Name a strength of Bukharin

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Particular expert on economic and agriculture

36
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Name a weakness of Bukharin

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Had no power base

37
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Name a weakness of Bukharin

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Seriously underestimated Stalin

38
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Name a weakness of Bukharin

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He made tactical mistakes

39
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Describe Bukharins character

A

Impressive and likeable
A brilliant intellectual and theoretician
Highly popular within the politburo

40
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Name a strength of Tomsky

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Respected for being an old Bolshevik and working class

41
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Name a strength of Tomsky

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Chief spokesman for the trade unions gave him a string position. General secretary of Red international of the trade unions from 1920. Elected to the central committee and the politburo in 1922

42
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Name a weakness of Tomsky

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Intense hostility to Trotsky blinded him to Stalin

43
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Name a weakness of Tomsky

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Power base within the trade unions make him a massive target for Stalin

44
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Name a weakness of Tomsky

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Support for NEP was used against him when the crisis of 1927 hit the economy

45
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Describe Tomskys character

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Long association with trade unions
From a genuine working class background
Reputation for plain speaking
Moderate political views

46
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Name a strength of Rykov

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Widely respected in the party for his experience as an Old Bolshevik

47
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Name a strength of Rykov

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Shown administrative ability in the implementation of war communism and then moving to NEP

48
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Name a strength of Rykov

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Extensive support from Sovnarkom- chose him as deputy chairman in 1923 and then chairman in 1924

49
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Name a weakness of Rykov

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Overshadowed by Bukharin

50
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Name a weakness of Rykov

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Held a largely ceremonial position-lacked a power base

51
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Name a weakness of Rykov

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Heavily taxing vodka aroused intense opposition from sections within the party

52
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Name a weakness of Rykov

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Argued against Lenin over revolutionary tactics

53
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Describe Rykovs character

A

Moderate wing of the party
Always loyal to Lenin
More aligned to the views of Bukharin and Tomsky
Chairman of the government-he wanted to play a unifying role

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