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Who was the communist leader who competed with Stalin for power?
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Leon Trotsky
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Between 1934 and 1939 what was the great purge trying to eliminate?
The Great Purge was a campaign to eliminate any opposition to Stalin's power in the Soviet Union. This campaign of oppression included the purging of the Communist Party and its officials. This occurred during the 1930s.
In history Germany Russia and France competed for land and power because?
nationalism
Was Vladimir linin in power after the russin revolution?
No, Joseph Stalin Was. :D
Who was opposed by Leon Trotsky?
Joseph Stalin opposed Trotsky in their struggle for power after Vladimir Lenin died in 1924.
What was life like living in Joseph Stalin's russia?
Under the iron rule of Joseph Stalin, the Soviet people had to deal with the cruel dictatorship that Stalin imposed on the USSR. His stated goals were to make the USSR a powerful and better nation for all. However, power corrupts and absolute power absolutely corrupts. Stalin executed many people that he believed were not loyal communists. His collective production plans directed by government officials who had to toe the communist line, caused many economic problems in the USSR. The Siberian labor camps were filled with "enemies" of the people, so Stalin said. Many were against the lack of any sort of democracy. In the 20th century the two European dictators, Hitler and Stalin would vie for the title of worst & cruel men to ever lead a nation.
Communost leader who competed with Stalin for power?
Leon Trotsky.
Who was a communist leader who competed with Stalin for power?
The only one who comes to mind is Leon Trotsky, he was exiled during Stalins reign (to Switzerland?) he was later assassinated by the NKVD sometime during the 30s in Mexico.
What party did Joseph Stalin lead?
Joseph Stalin was the leader of the Communist Party in Russia from the 1920s when he came to power to 1953, the year of his death. He led Russia through World War II.
Who was the leader of Europe that established a communist state that wanted to transform the country into a world power by stomping out private enterprise and controlling the land?
Joseph Stalin.
What was Lenin's last wish?
Lenin's last wish was that the Communist Party find some way to eliminate Joseph Stalin from his positions of power within the Communist Party so that Leon Trotsky, rather than Stalin, would succeed him as leader of the country on his death.
Which political party did Stalin belong to?
Joseph Stalin as involved in the communist party. He let the party with Lenin and Trosky. Stalin overtook the power from both and turned the free will of the peasants, and made them believe he was doing them the best. Stalin turned it into a dictatorship
Who was the leader of Soviet Union in 1945?
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.
Who was the allied power leader?
FDR - Churchill - Stalin .
What soviet leader came to power in the 1920s?
Joseph Stalin
What soviet leader transformed Russia into a industrial power?
STALIN
Was Stalin an autocratic leader?
Yes Stalin was an autocratic ruler. He let power get into his head as he was supreme ruler.
What was the political situation in the soviet union after Lenin's death in 1924?
A "competition" for power ensued after Lenin's death. At first, Russia was ruled by a triumvirate of Joseph Stalin, Lev Kamenev and Grigory Zinoviev. The competition for power began among Leon Trotsky, Nikolai Bukharin, Zinoviev and Stalin. After some political manipulations Trotsky was made to leave USSR by Stalin and his allies Bukharin, Zinoviev and Kamenev. Thereafter, Stalin allied himself with Bukharin and eliminated Zinoviev. Once Zinoviev was gone, Stalin abandoned Bukharin and he was forced out of the Communist Party as well. Stalin wound up with the whole power of the Communist Party in his hands.
