Stalin's rise to power 1924-29 Flashcards
what is the orgburo
organising body of central committee
what is the politburo
the executive committee of the communist (policy makers)
what does bureaucratic mean
devoted to details of admin procedure
what does totalitarian mean
political system that demands obedience to the state and every citizen is subject to central state authority
how did a cult of personality develop after Lenin’s death
Petrograd was names Leningrad, Lenin’s statue was built in every Russian city, and children were named after him
what did lenis testament accuse trotsky of
arrogance
what did Lenin’s testament say about Stalin
he was impatient, rude, and warned of the power position of general secretary gave him
what did lenins testament say about zinoviev and kamenev
reminded the central committee that they had been disloyal to the party before the oct rev
what did Lenin’s testament say about Bukharin
called him the ‘golden boy’ of the party but said that he did not fully understand Lenin’s ideology
how did Stalin’s role as general secretary provide him a power base
he controlled business of the politburo, agendas,information sent out to party members, discussions and party membership
what newspaper was stalin editor of
Pravda
how many new members did Lenin’s enrollment 1924 bring
500,000 many uneducated, young people that would be easily manipulated (Stalin’s name on every letter)
what did Stalin do as commissar for nationalities
oversaw the affairs of all non Russians in the ussr- could gain great loyalty from senior officials
how did stalins position as commissar of the workers and peasants inspectorate give him a powerbase
he has the power to investigate and expel people in government- increased power of patronage
what did stalin have a reputation for?
‘industrious mediocrity’ ‘grey blur’ ‘man of steel’
who did and did not understand the wants/opinions of the majority of party
Stalin did, Trotsky didn’t
what was Trotsky’s stance on bureaucracy or rule of the proletariat
Trotsky hated bureaucratic government which was centralisted by officials and departments at the top. he wanted to go back to ideals of the revolution and for the party to be guided by the wishes of the proletariat
what was Stalin’s stance on bureaucracy or rule of the proletariat
Stalin favored bureaucracy, as general secretary, this gave him the greatest influence. he denied vigorously that the soviet union risked becoming a one-man dictatorship
what was Trotsky’s stance on permanent revolution or socialism in one country
Trotsky believed that the revolution in Russia was a prelude to similar revolutions elsewhere in Europe
what was Stalin’s stance on permanent revolution or socialism in one country
Stalin said that socialism should first be firmly established in the soviet union and that once its success was obvious, others would wish to follow their example
