REASONS FOR STALIN

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REASONS FOR STALINS RISE TO POWER
Nadya Alliluyeva Stalin
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Death of Stalin
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Obstacles/ Opposition to His Path
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A. Lenins Death Will
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Comrade Stalin, having become Secretary-General,
has too much power in his hands and I am not
sure that he always knows how to use that power
with sufficient caution. Stalin is too rude and
this fault is insupportable in the office of
Secretary General. Therefore I propose to the
comrades to remove Stalin from the position and
appoint another man who will in all respects
differ from Stalin - more patient, more loyal,
more polite and more attentive to comrades.
Stalin and daughter Svetlina
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B. More Capable Communists
Prominent Bolshevik revolutionaries are pictured
centered around their leader, Vladimir I. Lenin,
in a montage commemorating the Great October
Revolution of 1917. The hammer and sickle of the
new Soviet state are depicted at top. Top four
left to right Rykov, Radek, Pokrevsky, Kamenev.
Middle Left to right Trotsky, Lenin, Sverdlov.
Bottom left to right Bukharin, Zinoviev,
Krylenko, Kollontai, Lunacharsky. Conspicuous by
his absence in the early collection is Stalin
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Lev Trotsky
- Menshevik turned Bolshevik - Lead role in 1917
Revolution Russian Civil War - Brilliant writer
and great public speaking skills
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Kamenev and wife (sister of Trotsky)
- Member since 1903 - Lenins Deputy -Opposed
Lenin on the timing of the October Revolution
Leon Kamenev (1883-1936)
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- Member of Bolshevik party since 1903 - Trusted
by Lenin - Good leadership and organizational
skills - Opposed Lenin on the timing of the
October Revolution
Grigory Zinoviev (1883-1936).
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I. Letter and Testament was kept private
- Lenins testament was mailed to the central
committee by Kupskaya - Supposed to be read at
the 13th Party Congress in late 1923. - Political
statement not made public because all leaders
were criticized
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On the other hand, C. Trotsky is perhaps the
ablest person in the present Central Committee,
but is too boastfully sure of himself and too
carried away by the strictly administration side
of things.
Deathbed 1940
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II. Pretended to be close to Lenin acted weak
- tricked Trotsky into missing Lenins funeral -
Made it seem as if Trotsky was too proud. -
Stalin made chief mourner
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- Kamenev and Ziniev moved to have Trotsky
expelled - Stalin opposed - Trotsky lost his post
of Revolutionary Military Council and Red Army -
Removal of Tukhachevsky and appointment of Klim
Voroshilov
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III. Used post of Secretary General
- Controlled the whole central party machinery
and local party committees - 15,000
functionaries. - Power to appoint local officials
and inspect their work. - Increased his influence
among the rank and file, especially provincial
party positions - Eventually able to join forces
with Bukharin to have Trotksy, Kamenev and
Zinoviev expelled in 1927
Nicholay Bukharin and Maria Ilyinichna Ulyanova,
the sister of Lenin, prominent members of the
editorial staff of the Soviet journal Pravda at
work
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IV. Called for Socialism Within One Country vs.
World Revolution (Trotsky)
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V. Overconfidence of his rivals
We dont like Stalin but we hate Trotsky more.
Stalin is not so smart. We can easily defeat him.
Trotsky is the real threat. He is arrogant and
not interested in our opinions. Trotsky is so
sure that he is always right. This is an insult
to the other party members. We will support
Stalin at the next party meeting - Kamenev to
Zinoviev
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Trotsky sat through party meetings pointedly
reading French novels instead of joining in the
arguments between Zinoviev/Kamenev and Stalin
Trotskys expulsion. Arriving in Paris
1879-1940
In October 1927, Trotsky and Zinoviev were
expelled from the Central Committee. When the
United Opposition tried to organize independent
demonstrations commemorating the 10th anniversary
of the Bolshevik seizure of power in November
1927, the demonstrators were dispersed by force .
Their leading supporters, from Kamenev down, were
expelled in December 1927, which paved the way
for mass expulsions of rank and file
oppositionists as well as internal exile of
opposition leaders in early 1928.
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After 1928