Rise to Power He moved to St. ... The Tsar's power collapsed and the Duma, led by Alexander Kerensky, took power. ... Lenin came to power in October after a nearly bloodless take over. ... Decline and Death In May 1922 Lenin suffered the first of a series of strokes, less than a year later he suffered a second one. ... Stalin was far too clever and charismatic even for Lenin. 1923 saw him decline further as he had another stroke which left him paralyzed and speechless. ...

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Stalin's Regime Totalitarianism is defined as of or being a political system in which those in power have complete control and do not allow people freely to oppose them. ... Stalin's policy of state-organized industrialization turned his country into a powerful industrial and military power. ... Stalin died in 1953 from complications due to a stroke, putting and end to his reign of terror. ...

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After Lenin's death in January 1924, the main struggle for power began amongst the seven man Politburo. ... He was made party secretary in Leningrad, thus allowing him to build a strong power base. ... There were many chances he had to over-power Stalin, for example by attending Lenin's funeral and organising it. ... Few people realised how paramount this would become later on in the power struggle. ... Because of his influence in this task many owed their jobs to him, therefore increasing his power base. ...

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But by the end of 1922, Stalin's growing power began to disturb Lenin. Before a series of strokes prevented Lenin from working, he wrote a secret note warning that Stalin must be removed as general secretary. He wrote that Stalin was too "rude" in personal relations and abused the power of his office. ... Instead, Stalin continued to build his own power. He cleverly used this power to destroy his rivals. ...

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Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, known famously as Lenin, died on the 21st of January in 1924 after having suffered many strokes. ... Lenin can be seen as the backbone and driver in the events now referred to as the October revolution, where the Bolshevik's (Lenin's party) took over the Russian government in St Petersburg and were not only successful in seizing power but able to hang onto the position during a long civil war and thereafter. ... This once again supports the theory that Lenin was the driver of the revolution and without him the revolution may have occurred but not gained the s...

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Stalin was elected General Secretary of the Party in 1922, and although he quickly began to increase his personal power, no one realized how dangerous he was at this time. ... But the other members of the Politburo, Lenin's circle of advisers, ignored the Testament and allowed Stalin to remain in a position of power. ... Once in power, Stalin began a drive to industrialize and modernize the Soviet Union, with a Five-Year Plan (1927-32) based on Marxist principles championing government control of the economy. ... But Stalin's grip on power was not shaken, save perhaps in his home, wh...

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RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONARY AVANT-GARDE The avant-garde way of life prospered in Russia directly following the Revolution of 1917, generating one of the most awe-inspiring art movements of the twentieth century. Assembling an entirely new government, the Bolsheviks gave free reign to the Russian avant-garde to create a new culture and thus a new society through art. For this brief time, the culture of the avant-garde was synonymous with official cultural policy of the Soviets. Its leaders were empowered to establish government-sponsored art schools, and an entire system that espoused some of...

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