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
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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
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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
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Bukharin

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  • Joined 1906
  • Very popular
  • Lenin called him the “golden boy”
  • Supported the NEP
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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
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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
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