Communism
The Communist Bloc was created in the late 1940s and early 1950s by the Soviet Union. Essentially, the Soviet Union took over the countries and forced them into communism.
The USSR did not change after World War 2 but they did possess the Eastern European Nations they conquered when they defeated the Nazis. They remained a communist country until the early 1990s.
Key figures in the early consolidation of communist power in the Soviet Union included Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky, and Joseph Stalin. Lenin was pivotal in establishing the Bolshevik regime following the October Revolution and implementing the New Economic Policy. Trotsky played a crucial role as the leader of the Red Army during the Civil War, ensuring Bolshevik victory. Stalin, who later emerged as the dominant leader, further centralized power and implemented policies that solidified communist control.
Vladimir Lenin was the first person to take control in the Soviet Union. Lenin was in power through January 1924 when he died. Although he was almost totally incapacitated from strokes in 1923 (he could not speak or write), he was still active when the Soviet Union was formed in December 1922.
Joseph Stalin. Joseph Stalin became ruler of the Soviet Union soon after Lenin died in 1924. Stalin then established a brutal communist dictatorship. He murdered any person he thought might try to take power from him. This included loyal Communist Party members. He led the U.S.S.R. through World War II. After the war, Stalin seized control of Eastern European countries -- an act which started the Cold War. Stalin died of natural causes in 1953. After his death, the Soviet Union was led by a series of communist leaders. Finally, during the early 1990s, Russians turned to a non-communist leader, Boris Yeltsin, and the years of communist dictatorship came to an end.
The Communist Bloc was created in the late 1940s and early 1950s by the Soviet Union. Essentially, the Soviet Union took over the countries and forced them into communism.
Albania.
The USSR did not change after World War 2 but they did possess the Eastern European Nations they conquered when they defeated the Nazis. They remained a communist country until the early 1990s.
The result of the rise to power of Nikita Khrushchev was he became the leader of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union. Nikita Khrushchev was leader of the Soviet Union in the early to mid-1960s.
The Berlin Wall
By 1924, the new Soviet Union had been recognized by all the major world powers. Only the US, remained as a hold out.
Key figures in the early consolidation of communist power in the Soviet Union included Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky, and Joseph Stalin. Lenin was pivotal in establishing the Bolshevik regime following the October Revolution and implementing the New Economic Policy. Trotsky played a crucial role as the leader of the Red Army during the Civil War, ensuring Bolshevik victory. Stalin, who later emerged as the dominant leader, further centralized power and implemented policies that solidified communist control.
the soviet union would have become the first country to cover the whole globe by the early 1990s.
The two prominent communist leaders of the USSR in the early 1900s were Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin. Lenin, the leader of the Bolshevik Party, played a crucial role in the October Revolution of 1917 and established the Soviet state. After Lenin's death in 1924, Stalin gradually rose to power, ultimately becoming the leader of the Soviet Union and implementing significant political and economic changes.
rose from about one-third in the early 1920s to almost two-thirds by the late 1920s.
The hammer and sickle symbolize the unity of the workers (hammer) and farmers (sickle) in the Soviet Union, representing the communist ideology of working together for a classless society. It was widely used on the flag and emblems of the Soviet Union and communist parties around the world.
Vladimir Lenin was the first person to take control in the Soviet Union. Lenin was in power through January 1924 when he died. Although he was almost totally incapacitated from strokes in 1923 (he could not speak or write), he was still active when the Soviet Union was formed in December 1922.