The Struggle For Power, 1924-28 Flashcards
After lenins death who were the possible candidates to suceed him?
Joseph stalin Leon trotsky Nikolai bukharin Lev Kamenev Alexei Rykov Greogory Zinoviev Mikhail Tomsky
About joseph stalin
Born 1879
Gained scholarship to college to become priest, but lost interest when he found out about marxism -expelled
Admired lenins work
Salin ‘man of steel’
He took part in over 1000 raids for money for the party
Arrested and exiled in 1917 to siberia 8 times, escaled 7 of those times
Editor of pravda
Little role in bolshevik revolution
Administrative role in civil war
In 1922 was the general secretary of the bolshevik party
Commisae of nationalities
About leon trotsky
Organised bolshevik revolution Led red army in civil war Extremely intelligent Chosen by lenin to be his successor Supported by younger bolsheviks
About nikolai bukharin
Advantages
Firm supporter of NEP
Lenin liked him ‘the favourite of the whole party’
Leading bolshevik who opposed treaty of brest livosk
Disadvantages
Open person, lacked political cunning
Sided with left and disagreed with manh of lenins udeas in the start of the revolution
About lev kamenev
Leader of bolshevik party in Moscow
Ally of stalin, zinoviev, against trotsky
Wanted to end NEP
Oposed bolshevik revolution - felt time was not right
Laching in capacity to rule country
About alexei Rykov
Chairman of council of people’s commissars
Outspoken politician - made him lose support
Drank a lot
Wanted to keep NEP
About gregory Zinoviev
Helped lenin set up the bolshevik party in 1903
Head of commintern
Wants to end NEP
Not liked by bolshevik party - thought to be vain and incompetent
Bolshevik party chief in petrograd
About mikhail Tomsky
Early member of bolshevik party Radical trade unionist General secretary of the red international of the trade unions Member of the politburo from 1922 Opposed lenin in major political debates Wanted to comtinue the NEP
What did lenins will and testement say
It favoured trotsky more - so stalin persuaded kamenev and zinoviev to keep it a secret as it didnt favour them either
What happened at lenins funeral?
Stalin presented himself as lenins close follower as stalin told Trotsky the funeral was the next day and tricked him to miss the funeral making trotsky seem arrogant and disrepectful of lenin
How did stalin use ‘socialism in one country’ to rid his rivals
Stalin worked with Zinoviev and Kamenev and in 1925 forced trotsky to resign as commissar of war - no longer had control over the red army
He packed the congress lf soviets with his supporters to gain support for socialism in one country
How did stalin get rid of Zinoviev and Kamenev and kinda Trotsky
1926 worked with Bukharin and right wing communist party whi supported ‘socialism in one country’ to expel the two as well as Trotsky in 1927
How did stalin get rid of bukharin?
By 1928 stalin felt strong to turn againsg bukharin and right wing supporters - they wanted NEP, stalin didnt he wanted industrial expansion
1929 - bukharin resigned
1938 - executed
How was tomsky and rykov got rid of?
Tomsky was dismissed from his trade union in 1929 and commited suicide in 1936 just before being arrested by secret police
Rykov gradually removed from his position and executed in purged
Assasination of trotsky
1929- trotsky expelled from soviet union
1939 - settled in mexico where he wrote articles attacking
20 august 1940 trotsky was assassinated with an ice pick
