Russia: The Leadership Struggle 1924-29

Question 1

Lenin’s Death

Answer 1

January 21, 1924

Question 2

Lenin’s 5 potential successors

Answer 2

Zinoviev Kamenev Bukharin Stalin Trotsky

Question 3

Trotsky’s strengths

Answer 3

Very Intelligent Leader of the Red Army War Hero

Question 4

Trotsky’s weaknesses

Answer 4

Argumentative Supported permanent revolution Favoured harsh treatment of peasants Arrogant Jewish

Question 5

Stalin’s Strengths

Answer 5

Humble Presented himself as Lenin’s natural successor Presented himself as moderate.

Question 6

Stalin’s weaknesses

Answer 6

Cunning Manipulative

Question 7

Left Opposition

Answer 7

Trotsky, Kamenev, Zinoviev ‘Permanent revolution’

Question 8

Right Opposition

Answer 8

Bukharin, Tomsky, Rykov ‘Socialism in one country’

Question 9

Stalin’s steps to power

Answer 9

Put supporters on the central commission of the party. Trotsky tricked into missing Lenin’s funeral Played his allies against each other.

Question 10

Trotsky’s mistakes

Answer 10

Too much arrogance underestimated Stalin

Question 11

First Five Year Plan

Answer 11

1928-32 Focused on ‘Heavy Industries’

Question 12

How many peasants had moved to the cities before 1937

Answer 12

17 million

Question 13

Second Five Year Plan

Answer 13

1933-1937 Focused on the quality and efficiency of what was being produced. Began to focus on secondary industries. Conditions for Russians began improving.

Question 14

Third Five Year Plan

Answer 14

1938-41 (Cut short by Barbarossa) Originally meant to focus on improvement of consumer goods. Changed to focus on weapons and military hardware.

Question 15

Command economy

Answer 15

Planned Economy

Question 16

GOSPLAN

Answer 16

An organisation that set the overall targets for industry.

Question 17

Stakhanovite

Answer 17

a Soviet industrial worker awarded recognition and special privileges for output beyond production norms.