POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS 1917-41 6 Flashcards
oct 1917
lenin declared all power to the soviets
1928
Soviet Union governed as one party state dominated by communist party (bolsehvization of soviets, red terror victory rcw to defeat political enemies)
in 1917-28 communist party went through changes
memeebrhsip mor eproleterain, party inc centralised, democracy within party eroded, socialism in one country acceptance growing after lenin death
in 1917-28 communist party went through changes
one party state
ban factionalism, constituent assembly shut down, sovnakrom
in 1917-28 communist party went through changes
democratic centralism
low level party members elect higher representatives eventually fizzled out in favour of centralisation
in 1917-28 communist party went through changes
increasing centralism
poltiburo (one man party stalin) continue with banning factions
in 1917-28 communist party went through changes
proletariatn party memberhsip
replacing old Bolsheviks with proleterinisation, less likely to challenge orders from above
in 1917-28 communist party went through changes
perm rev v socialism in one country
not relying on capitalist countries in leading socialist overthrows
end of 1930 totalitarian
totalitarian dictatorship had emerged under stalin ‘stalinism’
difference between lenin and stalin gov :
lenin
more communist, all decisions made by democratically elected politburo enforced on party membership below
difference between lenin and stalin gov :
stalin
personal dictatorship, politburo subservient to stalin, al power concentrated in his hands
stalin built up personal dictatorship:
central to stalin leadership was cult of personality = nomenklatura
used nomenklatura to his advantage, granting them privileges, stalin ensure they served as a loyal elite with state apparatus= blind loyalty to stalin
stalin built up personal dictatorship:
central to stalin leadership was cult of personality = terror
terror to consolidate his own position, unlike lenin who used terror for ideological reasons = fear to question stalin leadership
stalin built up personal dictatorship:
central to stalin leadership was cult of personality = abandoned permeant rev
and developed socialsim in one country, =more support form masses and new membership of the party
stalin cult of personality begins 1928
now clearly portrayed as leader (photos/propaganda) with lenin in bg showing him as natural successor, appear hard working devoted to lenin
stalin cult fully established 1933-9
stalin is a strong leader who is taking the Soviet Union forward through turbulent times towards socialist promised land, massively poltiicialsied, state propaganda, manipulation of public perception treated as god on earth
DIFFERENCE HOW LENIN AND STALIN PROTAYED IN C.O.P
LENIN 1917-24
father of revolution, more forces on revolutionary nature of leadership, role as leader over figure of absolute power. t
DIFFERENCE HOW LENIN AND STALIN PROTAYED IN C.O.P
LENIN 1917-24
key elements
revolutionary heroism, proletarian idolisation, deification after death. no where near as xtermee/totaltiiain as stalin in c.o.p but was reminder of revolutionary leaders and legitimacy to bolsehcik cause
DIFFERENCE HOW LENIN AND STALIN PROTAYED IN C.O.P
STALIN 1924-52
‘father of nations’ mroe persuasive that reached its peak in great terror, not only was it central to the party but the state itself, stalin is personification of Soviet Union
DIFFERENCE HOW LENIN AND STALIN PROTAYED IN C.O.P
STALIN 1924-52
KEY ELEMENTS
supreme leader, heroic imagery, justification of great purge/repression.
his actions were justified using c..o.p created a sense of unit during dark Horus of ww1 and decision making not question until after his death
