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Differences in Styles of Government (Rise to Power (Lenin (October…
Differences in Styles of Government
Rise to Power
Lenin
October Revolution 1917
a revolutionary takeover
makes it appear as if he has popular support
Even before the revolution Lenin was a commanding presences and aired his opinions
Stalin
held a moderate position
always took up the more popular stance
outmanoeuvred the other contenders for power
Control from the Centre
Lenin
Dictatorship of the Proletariat
Democratic Centralism
acting in the interests of the people until they were ready for communism
Stalin
Bureaucratic Centralism
a government and a state controlled from the centre
Factions
Lenin
ban on factions at the 10th Party Congress 1921
party decisions cannot be challenged
Stalin
factionalism was a crime against the party
Divide and Rule
Stalin encouraged a few groups but to have relationships with Stalin rather than each other
Support
Lenin
had support of the party
was very persuasive
Stalin
presented as a continuation of Lenin's legacy
build up his power base through patronage as General Secretary
Secret Police
Lenin
use the cheka to implement terror
at its height in the civil war
Initially used to deal with opponents from 1917
Stalin
Becomes more pervasive and attacking groups (e.g the Kulaks)
Secret Police (OGPU)
Terror
Lenin
Red terror in Civil War
a time of Crisis
Revolutionary Morality
Stalin
Stalin used terror to further himself in 1928
fear was a driving force in his reign
growth of labour camps
claimed to continue Lenin's legacy
Industry
Lenin
NEP
little bit of Captialism
Commanding heights remained state controlled
Industry dependent on agriculture
Stalin
Rapid Industrialisation
Catch up
Magnitorgorsk
Industry no longer reliant on agriculture
Agriculture
Lenin
War Communism
peasantry witheld grain
famine
Stalin
Collectivisation
man made famine