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Firstly he was elected as General Secretary of the Communist Party to aid Lenin, however when Lenin became incapacitated, Stalin employed ruthless political tactics and used his power as General Secretary to dismiss supporters of Trotsky and other leaders. He then replaced the vacant positions with his own supporters. Another of his ruthless tactics was when he told Trotsky the wrong date of Lenin's funeral making him hated. He also began to play the two halves of the politburo against each other first he allied with the leftist part Zinoviev and Kamenev whom wanted world revolution to force Trotsky into exile and then joined the rightists Bukharin, Rykov, and Tomsky and advocated Socialism in One Country which stated that Russia should first become strong in order to dismiss the leftists Zinoviev and Kamenev. After this he argued that the NEP ( New Ecomomic Policy ) was anti-communism and had Bukharin, Rykov, and Tomsky dismissed. Stalin schemed his way to power using ruthless tactics: 1. Firstly he dismissed all his political foes supporter's and replaced them with his own 2. Then he sided with the Leftists to have Trotsky exiled 3. Then he sided with the Rightists to have the Leftists dismissed 4. and finally he argued that the NEP was anti-communism nd had the leftists dismissed Stalin merely eradicated his enemies and culminated his own supporters in order to become supreme ruler of Communist Russia.
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∙ 9y agoAfter Vladimir Lenin was forced into semi-retirement in 1922, Stalin became his intermediary with outside world. He started to exercise greater control over Lenin and conspired with two powerful leaders of his party, Kamenev and Grigory Zinoviev to oust Leon Trotsky and assumed power within the party. After the death of Lenin, a power struggle broke out in party ranks in which Stalin prevailed and ousted not only Trotsky but also his confidants like Kamenev and Grigory Zinoviev.
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∙ 9y agoStalin was a compelling speaker. He also had high office in many revolutionary movements and was closely connected with other leading revolutionaries.
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∙ 12y agoThe fear he put into the Russian people
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Who was able to use their positions and policies more effectively to gain power Hitler or Stalin?
Stalin
How was Stalin able to gain power over troskrov?
He killed him. They were friends, but he had him killed. Stalin murdered millions.
What methods did Lenin and Stalin do to gain power?
See link below.
Did Joseph Stalin gain power in the Soviet Union?
Yes, Joseph Stalin did in fact gain power in the soviet Union.He gained a lot of his power after WW2 because he was seen as a hero to the soviet union after the soviets crushed the German military in WW2.
How did Stalin gain?
Poland
Why did stalin blockade west berlin in 1948-?
Stalin was determined to capture West Berlin and gain concessions from the West
Did Joseph Stalin have any fears?
Joseph Stalin feared that Western Germany would gain too much power. He blockaded all roads entering the former capitol of Germany.
Why did Stalin exploit the anti-Semitic tendencies of the Soviet Union?
Stalin was willing to exploit anyone and anything to gain and remain in power. If he thought he could use something to his advantage he would do so.
What year did Stalin gain full power in the Soviet Union?
In November, 1929, Stalin gained full power in the Soviet Union after expelling Nikolai Bukharin from the Politburo thereby eliminating his last remaining rival for control of the Soviet Union. Stalin had exercised partial power together with Grigory Zinoviev and Lev Kamenev after Lenin suffered his first stroke on May 25, 1922. After Lenin's death Stalin continued in partial power as he eliminated all rivals to his leadership and at last gained full power over the Soviet Union.
Stalin's title of power?
Joseph Stalin was the dictator of Russia.
What did Lenin gain after the Russian revolution?
Stalin didn't gain anything.. But ruined his own hereafter.
Was Stalin before Hitler?
It took Adolf Hitler until the early 1930's to gain political power in Germany. Joseph Stalin was part of the Bolshevik October Revolution in Russia in 1917. Stalin held important political positions , even a dictatorship in the USSR by 1930. To answer the question then, Stalin came first.
