Probably the most important result of Lenin's death was that the feud between Trotsky and Stalin developed into a struggle for power. Trotsky believed in international revolution, while Stalin was quite content for communism to be based in one country with himself at the head.
Stalin was successful and became effectively a dictator while Trotsky was exiled.
Stalin was able to use Lenin's death in his rise to power.
Firstly, after Lenin died he became an important Propaganda symbol for the Bolsheviks. Lenin was admired and all his preachings, ideas etc. became unquestionable. Anyone who opposed the Bolsheviks were labelled 'Anit-Leninist.'
Secondly, Trotsky had been the obvious successor of Lenin as he had helped to stage the October Revolution and was largely responsible for the Bolshevik victory in the Russian Civil War. However, Stalin tricked Trotsky into missing Lenin's funeral and presented himself as Lenin's successor by reading the eulogy and being the leading pole bearer.
Thirdly, and remember these were the days before photoshop, Stalin actually edited himself into photos of Lenin so that he seem like he was good friends with Lenin, again presenting himself as a logical successor. Lenin's death meant that he obviously was not there to dispute the authenticity to the photos.
Fourthly, Lenin was the leader of the Russian Revolution so naturally his death would be significant.
Millions of Soviet peasants starved to death when collective agriculture failed.
The Soviet Union was run by Josef Stalin through WW2,his regime started in 1924 after the death of Lenin,and lasted through WW2 until his death of a heart-attack in 1953
Stalin wan't a president, he was the 'General Secretary of the Soviet Union'. But he was the de facto leader from 1924 after Lenin's death, until his own death in 1953. By the way; its the Soviet Union, not 'reunion'.
From Stalin's death in 1953 until right after Kennedy's death (1963) in 1964.
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Millions of Soviet peasants starved to death when collective agriculture failed.
Millions of Soviet peasants starved to death when collective agriculture failed.
An early Soviet Union winter caused thousands of German soldiers to freeze to death :)
The Soviet Union was run by Josef Stalin through WW2,his regime started in 1924 after the death of Lenin,and lasted through WW2 until his death of a heart-attack in 1953
Stalin wan't a president, he was the 'General Secretary of the Soviet Union'. But he was the de facto leader from 1924 after Lenin's death, until his own death in 1953. By the way; its the Soviet Union, not 'reunion'.
Stalin was de leader of de Soviet Union from 1928 until his death in 1953
lenons death.
After the death of Lenin
From Stalin's death in 1953 until right after Kennedy's death (1963) in 1964.
After Mao's death in 1976.
After Mao's death in 1976.
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