● The Bolsheviks and the power struggle following the death of Lenin, including: Flashcards

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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.

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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
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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
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