Stalin had Trotsky expelled from the Communist Party and exiled from the Soviet Union. He then ordered the assassination of Trotsky, who was killed in Mexico in 1940 by a Soviet agent.
Yes Stalin sent many dissidents to exile in Siberia.
Trotsky was mad at Stalin because he did not have a major role in the Russian Revolution.
Support came in different ways. Many people "supported" him out of fear of execution, torture, exile, ect. But many people really did support Stalin (particuarily in the lower classes) because for them he [resented an oppurtunity for a better life. Socialism involves having shared property and nearly abolishes personal ownership. So for the people with almost nothing, this was a positive thing.
Joseph Stalin was an incredibly infamous man that people were terrified of. Joseph Stalin was a cruel leader who hurt many people.
Many people are saying that Joseph Stalin killed 20 million people. WRONG.... Stalin killed 42 million people.
After spending imprisonment in Siberia, Leon Trotsky was allowed to live, by Stalin. Trotsky began his exile in Turkey in Alam Ata.
The Polish Government in Exile was aligned with the Western Democracies, and Stalin wanted a Polish Government that was Communist.
Stalin was on the wanted list of both the Tsarist police and secret police several times for escaping from his exile locations and for fomenting revolutionary ideas.
Joseph Stalin was a social activist who killed many people in war
10,000,000
a lot