● The Bolsheviks and the power struggle following the death of Lenin, including: Flashcards
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1
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Provide details on Lenins death?
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The death of lenin
1918 Lenin was shot and survived
Suffered several strokes
Late 1923 difficulty moving and speaking
Final stroke 21 January 1924 and died later that day.
2
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How was Russia doing in the lead up to Lenin death?
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- Future of Communism was hanging in the balance
- Having skipped the capitalist stage, Russia lacked the conditions nesscery to make socialism work
- the Bolsheviks really struggled to conquer this problem, with both war Communism and the NEP failing
- The future of communism was dependant on capital and commitment to Marxist ideology
3
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What was Lenin’s decline?
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- Two years before lenins death and while he was suffering ill-health, Lenin created a political testament that outlined his onions on key Bolsheviks who could take over party leadership
- the leader race would come down to stalin and Trotksy
- Lenin liked Trotsky and did not like Stalin