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Reasons for Stalin's rise to power - Coggle Diagram
Reasons for Stalin's rise to power
Stalin's manipulations
Closeness to Lenin
Frequently visited Lenin so that it gave the impression that Lenin had favoured and trusted Stalin
Became chief mourner and gave the funeral speech
Eliminating Rivals
He allied with Lev Kamenev and Grigory Zinoviev to eliminate Trotsky from the party in 1927
Control of party
He was secretary General of the party in 1922
Had the authority to appoint and reassign party members
Non disclosure of lenin's testament
The testament was not made public,as Lenin had criticized all of his potential successors
Party Members felt that Trotsky was greater threat than Stalin therefore ignored Lenin's warning
Allied with kamenev and zinoviev,two members of radical wing
Trotsky's unpopularity in the party
Leader of Red Army
Gave him alot of power
He is seen as superior as the red army was the one who consolidated the Communist Revolution
Critical of Lenin's position
Heavily vocal in criticizing some of Lenin's policies
Trotsky going against to Lenin's ideas which have improved the lives of people