Power Struggle Flashcards
Effects on ociety of Lenin’s death
Cult of Lenin rose
Why was there a power struggle and how long did it last
No successor - 1922-1929
Lenin’s leadership
Based on is personality and authority
Role of politburo in power battle
In order to win leadership one must have majority - not domotratic
Why was Lenin’s testament not red out by cc
Believed it woul ruin the party
Accusation for Trotsky
Arrogant
Accusation of Stalin
Rude
Accusation of zinoviev and Kamenev
Disloyalty
Accusation of Bukhara
Not understanding his ideology
Stalin in ps
Lenin highly regarded Stalin and supported promotion to general secretary
Trotsky in ps
Unpopular in the party as he sought power -little power
Kamenev in ps
Prevented Trotsky from becoming powerful and opposed April thesis
Zinoviev in ps
Formed most of politburo and was a true Leninist
Tomsky in power struggle
Large role in trade unions but lashed withlenin
Bukharin in ps
Trusted by lenin however they sometimes disagree
