How did Stalin establish a dictatorship

Question 1

Dictatorship

Answer 1

1 leader with full control
total censorship
no opposition
secret police

Question 2

How did Lenin lay the foundations for a dictatorship

Answer 2

1917 = cheka
1918 = ban on parties
1921 = ban on factions

sideling the soviets + increase use of Sovnarkom

Question 3

1918 Constitution

Answer 3

July 1918 Constitution
→ Stated supreme power rested with All R congress of S
→ elected the Sovnarkom

however, the vote excluded the public + was weighted 1-5 against peasants
Sovnarkom chosen by BP + retained executive authority

the structure was centraliseed + power with party

Question 4

1936 Constitution

Answer 4

All R congress was replaced by a new Supreme Soviet
promised autonomy to ethnic g
4yr elections for 18+

however, promised rights ignored
elections not contested + only confirmed chosen candidate
Supreme Soviet only met a couple of days a yr

Question 5

Democratic Centralism

Answer 5

workers + peasants elected ppl into positions of power = exerted a influence of party policy

combined with centralism as authorities would pass decisions to the masses

Question 6

Soviets

Answer 6

under Lenin they were sidelined + power centralised to Sovnarkom

Stalin ignored Soviets altogether + increased centralisation of power

Question 7

Nomenklatura

Answer 7

dual membership of Party + Gov offices = Nomenklatura

Question 8

Apparat

Answer 8

party Apparatus
ppl working here = apparatchiki

Stalin controlled appointments to Party Apparat
apparatchiki controlled Nomenklatura
= Stalin controlled vast patronage

Question 9

1924 - 1952

Answer 9

Stalin called party congress less frequently suggesting he was making decisions by himself = power centralising

none summoned 1939-52

Question 10

Membership

Answer 10

1930 = almost 2mil~
1940 = almost 3.5mil~

members = youth, less educated workers + peasants
attracted by Stalin’s nationalist + brutal policies
loyalty to Stalin