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Stalin's Rise to Power (Lenin's death 1924 (Funeral (Manipulated…
Stalin's Rise to Power
Lenin's death 1924
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Robert Conquest: Lenin was "prepared for open hostilities" - he was fearful of Stalin's growing power
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Luck
Lenin's testament was not made public knowledge as Zinoviev and Kamenev didn't think Stalin posed a threat and they needed his help to defeat Trotsky
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Historiography
Bukharin: "Stalin is a Genghis Khan, an unscrupulous intriguer...changes theories according to whom he needs to get rid of next"
McCauley: "Stalin had luck on his side", If Lenin hadn't died he wouldn't have been able to use his supporters to defeat his opponents
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