Defeat Of Opposition Flashcards
What happened at Lenin’s funeral?
Trotsky wasn’t there so Stalin was there chief pole bearer and mourner
Made him look like the rightful successor and Trotsky couldn’t refute him
Trotsky was ill at the time
Stalin kept the Cult of Lenin ongoing as he made a mausoleum for Lenin
What happened to Trotsky with being Peoples Comissar?
He was fired and Zinoviev wanted him gone from the Party but Stalin defended him as the ‘golden middle’ to keep neutral
It isolated Trotsky but didn’t defeat him entirely
How did the triumvirate between Stalin Zinoviev and Kamenev weaken?
They were on opposing sides on the spread of socialism issue
What happened in at the end of 1925?
Kamenev and Zinoviev tried to attack Stalin but couldn’t because Stalin had a strong power base and they didn’t
They were accused of being factionalists which were banned in 1921
How did alliances shift in 1926?
Stalin allied with Bukharin to form the duumvirate
Kamenev and Zinoviev allied with Trotsky as the United Opposition but they had political and ideological differences so they were weak
What happened with Stalin and the Chinese communists in 1927?
The United Opposition got back at Stalin for mishandling the Chinese Communists in Canton and Shanghai. Stalin and Bukharin pushed them back and they all got kicked out of the Party
What was the issue with economic policy in the NEP?
There were many food shortages with not enough grain being bought
How was Bukharin viewed after the NEP crisis?
He was seen as soft and unwilling to change the policy and couldn’t get the peasants to produce more
What happened with Stalin and the Western Siberian peasants?
He went to Western Siberia without telling Bukharin and had stem measures against the peasants
What was Stalin and Bukharins view on the economy in 1928?
Stalin wanted rapid industrialisation as he saw the decline of the NEP.
Bukharin wanted to keep the NEP and to progress the economy slower
What happened to Stalin and Bukharins relationship?
It was more strained and they fought more. Bukharin thought that he would have more supporters but mos Tod them allied with Stalin
What was Stalin’s view in the Kulaks?
He didn’t like them and wanted more interventionist foreign policy and aggressive support of the Comintern
What did Bukharin attempt in early 1929?
He almost allied with Trotsky but even the rumour made him more isolated
What happened to Bukharin in 1929?
Bukharin was deprived of this government position and kicked out of the Politburo and taken from Pravda
What happened to the contenders in the 1930’s ?
Most were put on show trials and excuted as traitors
The last surviving one was Trotsky in 1940
