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Stalin establishment of dictatorship - Coggle Diagram
Stalin establishment of dictatorship
Propaganda
Stalin circulated images of him and Lenin deep in conversation
Stalin ensured that Lenin's funeral was shown with pictures of him as the chief pallbearer and reinforced his connection to Lenin
General Secretary
1917, Stalin is appointed as Commissar for Nationalities and in 1922 General Secretary of the Party which seemed like an insignificant position
Stalin's position used his position to appoint loyal supporters in minor positions but collectively was a vast network loyal to him
He would use his network to call on support when he would contend for the position of leadership in the USSR
Stalin and Lenin
Lenin knew Stalin was a threat to the USSR, and had warned of Stalin taking too much power in his final testament
Stalin had positioned himself closely to Lenin in his final years
Stalin made himself chief pallbearer of Lenin's funeral procession and linked himself to the myth of Lenin
Stalin took personal control of Lenin's funeral planning which would allow him to mould his image to the Russian people
Stalin and Trotsky
Stalin and Trotsky were seen as the 2 main contenders for the position of leadership of the USSR
Trotsky had had a much more power in Russia: he was head of the Army and his power base seemed much bigger
Stalin believed in 'Socialism in One Country' where the USSR would use its resources on itself and be seen as a shining example of communism to the world
Between 1924-1927, Stalin manipulated those around him to undermine Trotsky, he convinved Kaminev and Zinoviev (2 other powerful individuals) to support him
Trotsky believed in a 'Permanent World Revolution' where the USSR would help groups overthrow their oppressive regime
Stalin used Trotsky's jewish heritage and Russia's anti-semitic population to undermine Trotsky further
By 1927, Trotsky was no longer a threat to Stalin and in 1928 he was exiled to Siberia and would subsequently flee to Mexico