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Short answer: Stalin Long answer: At the time of Lenin's death there were a few prominent party leaders that all could have potentially seized power. They are Stalin, Kamenev, Zinoviev and Trotsky. Lenin's final testament labeled Trotsky as his preferred successor, however this was never released to the public. Seeing Trotsky also as the most popular member (also with the army behind him), he was dubbed the biggest threat by Stalin and an alliance was formed between Stalin, Kamenev and Zinoviev to take down Trotsky. This was successful and Trotsky lost most power, his influence and eventually was exiled between 1928 - 1930 (just going off of memory). Stalin was the most adequate leader and maneuvered himself within the alliance of Kamenev and Zionoviev to become the prominent party member. Both of these men would later end up date, certainly at the behest of Stalin.
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∙ 12y agoNikita Khrushchev (First Secretary of the Communist Party) and Georgi Malenkov (Premier of the Soviet Union) both came to power in their respective positions upon Stalin's death. Khrushchev held the real power, because the Soviet Union was governed by the Communist Party. About 2 years later, Malenkov was out and Khrushchev took both titles.
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Who lead Russia in 1961?
Nikita Khrushchev
Who was the Communist Party General Secretary that took control of russia after the death of Vladimir Lenin?
Nikita Khrushchev became the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union after Stalin died. The General Secretary's position was the real seat of power in the Soviet Union at the time. In that sense only can it be logically said that Khrushchev "lead communism" after Stalin died. It would be incorrect to say that he "lead communism," because "communism" existed in several other countries and neither Stalin nor Khrushchev lead those countries. One could say that Nikita Khrushchev lead communism in the Soviet Union in particular, but not that he lead communism in general.
Who led the commonists after world war 2?
Josef Stalin continued to lead the Communists in Europe till he died, after which Khrushchev took over from him.
Did Lenin lead the USSR in the cold war?
No, Lenin had died in 1924 and the Cold War did not begin till after WWII.
How did nikita khrushchev surprise US leaders?
in 1956, three years after Stalin died, party secretary khruschev gave a secret speech to the assembled communist party congress that condemned Stalin for being a tyrant. though it was secret, news did leak out, leading many to think that a period of reform was brewing. in Hungary, reformists took the lead and staged the beginnings of a revolution. soviet policy, however, had not changed that much and the revolution was crushed.
When USSR is formed and broken?
Formed by Bolsheviks lead by Lenin after the revolution in Russia, which happened in 25. october, 1917. USSR broke in 1991.
How did realpolitik lead Nixon and kissinger to detente with china and USSR?
it mad him mad
How did gorbachev affect the USSR?
His idea of making the USSR democratic, didn't help him with popularity but it did eventually lead to the unintentional fall of communism in Eastern Europe.
The worst communist leader in history?
Joseph Stalin, who lead the USSR and was the cause of many countries to be dictated.
In what way did Nikita Khrushchev win the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Improve it please. Nikita Khrushchev AS HE STATED WENT INTO CUBA AS A RESULT OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S "COMING OFF AS WEAK" DURING THEIR "GENEVA SUMMIT" IT MAY WELL HAVE BEEN SO KENNEDY WAS TAKING A MIXTURE OF DRUGS... INCLUDING "SPEED" FACT BEING HE BROUGHT WITH HIM FAMED "DR, FEEL_GOOD"! HE WAS BEING INJECTED!THIS HELPED LEAD TO Nikita Khrushchev BECOMING "ADVENTUROUS" AS THE USSR WAS FAIRLY WELL "SURROUNDED BY U.S. MISSILES AND WHAT THE THEN PREMIER SAW, WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS AN OPENING... HE STARTED SENDING IN THE MISSILES TO CUBA..... WITH A OH SO WELCOMING CUBAN LEADER CASTRO!WHEN THE U.S. FOUND HOW FAR EVENTS HAD GONE, WELL IT WAS ALREADY "CRUNCH TIME"! KENNEDY (NOT KNOWN AS A "GREAT DIPLOMAT" SET UP A WHITE HOUSE UNIT CALLED X-COM! THINGS BECAME VERY "TOUCH AND GO"! KENNEDY WAS NOT HURT BY THE FACT THAT THE U.S. HAD A LARGE MISSILE ADVANTAGE! STILL IF A WAR WAS SET OFF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS FINALLY AFTER A "NAVAL QUARANTINE" BUT REALLY TENSIONS AND "PULLING BACK FROM THE BRINK" CAME AS WE MADE A "SECRET DEAL..... NEVER TO INVADE CUBA, OR HELP ANYONE ELSE" ALSO WE GAVE AWAY, IN A MOVE THAT WAS TO BE "KEPT SECRET" JUPIER MISSLES IN TURKEY IN ABOUT 6 MONTHS, IF THE USSR PULLED OUT ALL MISSLES IN CUBA! SO BASICALLY IT WAS A TRADE, BUT BOTH COUNTRIES WERE ALLOWED TO LIVE ON!!AN INTERESTING AND INDEED SCARY CAVEAT IN A SHOW CALLED "FOG OF WAR" WITH PRES. KENNEDY'S SECREAITARY OF DEFENCE ROBERT S. McNAMMAR, HE DESCUSED THE CRISIS...... MOST WERE KNOWN FACTS, BUT THREE! ONE THE USSR HAD "CONVENTIAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS THESE IN THEMESELVE IF WE HAD TRIED, A SUGJESTED AIR AND TROOP INVASIONOF CUBA, WOULD HAVE SET OFF WW3! TWO CASTRO, EVEN KNOWING IT WOULD BE THE END OF CUBA,,,AND MUCH OF THE WORLD, BEGGED THE SOVIET PRIMIER TO "LAUNCH THE MISSLES" #3 WITH SO MANY PEOPLE CREDITING KENNEDY FOR "HIS GREAT JOB" HE SAID, "WE WERE SAVD,BY PURE LUCK" GULP!! DON
What was the population of Russia during World War 2?
The population of the USSR's (today known Russia) in 1939 was 168,524,000 but by 1946 it was 170,548,000. There is a good reason for this, before WW2, the Baltic states wasn't part of the USSR but in 1941 once the Baltic states becomed part of the USSR, the general population of the USSR was 196,716,000, then during WW2, around 25 Million Soviets died, which lead to the population being around 170 Million by 1946.
What brought Cold War to an end?
There are several factors that lead to the end of the Cold War. These include the weakness of USSR's economy, 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, rivalry between the US & USSR and lastly, US's containment Policy.
