USSR 1: Leadership Struggle Flashcards
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Trostky
Background
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- Jewish
- The favourite to suceed Lenin
- Head of Red Army and orchestrator of October Revolution
- Became a Bolshevik 1917 (very late)
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Stalin
Background
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- Born in poverty in Georgia
- Rude and agressive
- Clever with allies and running government
- Wanted to focus on socialism in USSR
3
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Kamenev
Background
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- Active since 1905
- Major contributor to doctrine
- Opposed April Theses
- Wanted to end the NEP
4
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Zinoviev
Background
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- Active since 1903
- Good orator but not intellectual
- Opposed October revolution
- Wanted to end NEP
- Highly unpopular
5
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Bukharin
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- Joined 1906
- Very popular
- Lenin called him the “golden boy”
- Supported the NEP
6
Q
Stalin Strengths
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- Had important positions
- 1922 General Secretary (He could appoint his own supporters as officials)
- Lenin Enrolment 1923-25 helped him
- 500,000 workers who were loyal to Stalin for work
7
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Stalins wins
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- Tricked Trostsky over Lenins funeral
- Lenins Testament hidden
- Popular ideas (relatively central)
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Defeat of Trotsky
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- 1924, Zinoviev and Kamenev join Stalin against Trotsky
- Destroyed Trotskys reputation
- 1925 Stalin lost his job as Commissar for War, no longer a threat
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Defeat of Kamenev and Zinoviev
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- 1924 -1926 all three shared power
- 1927 they both allied with Trotsky for the United Opposition
- This was rejected and lost them all respect
- 1927 they were expelled from the party
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Defeat of Bukharin
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- Stalin attacked the NEP and its supporters
- Began Grain Requisitioning again
- Ensured Bukharin lost government jobs
- Bukharin not politically skilled so this was easy