The defeat of Bukharin and the Right Flashcards
What was the Duumvirate?
the alliance between Bukharin and Stalin
In what year did political tensions between Bukharin and Stalin emerge?
in 1928
Describe the difference between Bukharin and Stalin in regards to the peasantry?
Bukharin had enthusiast support of the peasants “enriching themselves” whereas Stalin’s instincts were in favor of tough action to compel the peasantry to increase grain supplies
Where did Stalin personally supervise with stern measures against the peasantry in January and February 1928?
western Siberia
When did Stalin personally supervise with stern measures against the peasantry in western Siberia?
January and February 1928
How did Stalin and Bukharin differ on regards to the NEP?
Bukharin wanted industrialization but at a slower pace with the continuation of the NEP
Stalin wanted a rapid surge in industrialization through the 5 year plan
In April 1928 what did Bukharin protest against ?
the ‘excesses’ of officials
How did Bukharin’s protest against the ‘excesses’ of officials in April 1928 reflect his decreasing popularity in the party?
as he had hoped other party leaders would support him but they did not
in which government body did Bukharin and Stalin repeatedly class in 1928?
the Politburo
What 4 policies highlighted Stalin becoming a radical revolutionary on the left wing of the party in 1928?
- war in the countryside against the ‘kulaks’
- sudden and rapid industrialization
- new emphasis on interventionist foreign policies
- aggressive support for the Comintern
Who did Bukharin join as an enemy of Stalin? (2)
Tomsky and Rykov
What in February 1929 reflected Bukharin’s disparity?
he was considering making an alliance with Trotsky- but did not
What government post was Bukharin deprived of in April 1929?
-Editorship of the Pravada
What was Bukharin expelled from in November 1929?
the Politburo
What was Bukharin expelled from the Politburo?
November 1929
When did Stalin make a speech that revealed the harsh nature of the policies he now intended to follow?
December 1929
Which contenders for power in the 1920’s lived beyond 1940?
Stalin was the only one
How did all the contenders for power in the 1920’s die other than Stalin?
either through violence or by Stalin’s orders
Who criticized Stalin’s dictatorship from afar?
Trotsky
What did most of the contenders for power in the 1920’s do in order to please Stalin?
they gave humiliating confessions of ‘past errors’ and accepted subordinate positions in the Party
What happened to Kamenev and Zinoviev after their alliance with Trotsky failed?
They gave in to Stalin in 1928
They lost their high posts such as their place in the Politburo
In what year did Kamenev and Zinoviev give in to Stalin?
1928
What happened to Rykov?
Rykov was sacked and replaced by Molotov in 1930
When was Rykov sacked and replaced by Molotov?
1930
What happened to Tomsky?
he was removed from his role with the trade unions
When did Bukharin admit “my mistakes” ?
November 1930
Why did Bukharin admit “my mistakes” in November 1930?
In a desperate effort to preserve some limited influence in the Party
What did Stalin do in order to purge the remnants of those who once opposed him in the 1930’s?
He used show trials and arrests and those who were targeted were denounced and executed
What were many of whom Stalin considered opposition made to do?
to give humiliating confessions of past ‘crimes’ of conspiring against the USSR
