INCOMPLETE - 13/14

Question 1

How important was ideology in regards to Lenin’s consolidation of power

Answer 1

Need to consolidate control meant that Lenin acted first, and then would allign the party ideologically in the future

Question 2

Difference of importance of party for state - l vs s

Answer 2

Lenin belived in a one party state, stalin belived in one man party

Question 3

when treat of brest-litovsk

Answer 3

3rd march 1918

Question 4

reason for october decrees 1917

Answer 4

pragmaticism not ideology, as peasants were already siezing land from factory owners

Question 5

evidence to show lenin deal with political authroity from toher parties

Answer 5

• martov fled
• in 1922, sr’s given show trail where 11 executed and paty outlawed

Question 6

result of dissolving constitiuent assembly 5th jan 19118

Answer 6

12 civilians killed protesting

Question 7

lenin view on proleteriat

Answer 7

understood their needes better than the proleteriat themselves did

Question 8

what ban on factions april 1921 do

Answer 8

removed opposition from within as amy cnetral comiite decison had to be accepted by party members on pain of expulsion

Question 9

what sig occured after assasination attempts on Lenin

Answer 9

• abandoned earlier suport for national minorities
• georgian independnace attempt crushed in 1922

Question 10

lenin die

Answer 10

january 1924

Question 11

what most sig in stalin rise to power

Answer 11

• appointed general secretary april 1922
• Able to build up support from a local level

Question 12

main ideological defiance of government from 1921

Answer 12

marxism declared state wither away, however, single leader still present

Question 13

differnece l and s in how power seized

Answer 13

violent revolution vs exploiting ideological riffs within the party

Question 14

oct 17 decrees

Answer 14

land, and maximum 8 hour working day

Question 15

nov 17 decrees

Answer 15

self-determination to national minorities, abolition of titles and class ranks

Question 16

how many die civil war

Answer 16

10mil from hunger, disease and conflict

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Question 17

evidence that stalin think party should reflect his personal wishes

Answer 17

• Party congress called less frequently - none bwtween §939-52
• preffered to work with small hand picked groups than full politburo

Question 18

how did stalin personally convey himself

Answer 18

• red tsar
• lenins true disiple
• red corner

Question 19

party role in stalin life

Answer 19

stalin no longer relied on party