comparison of Stalin and Lenin

Question 1

how did they both enable the liberation of women?

Answer 1

Lenin:
•divorce and abortions were more accessible
•more educated
Stalin:
•number of women in education doubled
•3 million women workers in 1928 compared to 13 million in 1940
•made up 43% of the industrial workforce

Question 2

similarities in their political systems

Answer 2

both sought total economic, intellectual and political authority

Question 3

what did the party look like under them?

Answer 3

both had a one party state
•Lenin had limited membership
•Stalin had a large membership

Question 4

what did Stalin and Lenin prioritise?

Answer 4

•Lenin prioritised communism
•Stalin prioritised his own personal power

Question 5

when did Lenin believe violence was necessary?

Answer 5

•in order to overthrow governments
•stalin used it to secure his own power

Question 6

in what way was Lenin more liberal than Stalin?

Answer 6

•Lenin advertised for women’s rights and legalised gay relationships
•Stalin recriminalised homosexuality and made it a punishable offence with 5 years of forced labour

Question 7

how did they use political structures?

Answer 7

•Under Lenin, policy was debated in the Politburo
•Under Stalin he predominantly dictated his own policy