Stalin joined up with the Bolshevik revolutionaries. ... Stalin was one of the most ruthless world leaders. Stalin hated people who were smarter than him. ... Stalin created the gulag slave labor camps. ... However, Hitler hated Stalin and in 1941 he broke the pact he had made with Stalin. ...
Both Stalin and the character Napoleon used purges to consolidate political power. The so-called "second Bolshevik Revolution" was used by Stalin to eliminate political enemies (108). ... Another example of parallel between Stalin and Napoleon was their five-year plan. After Lenin's NEP, "Stalin's objective was to make the Soviet Union a modern industrial power," (105). ... Stalin had signed a non-aggression pact with Hitler in 1939 as part of his foreign policy because, "Germany was Stalin's greatest fear," (111). ...
Lenin was aided in his reign by two prominent communist allies, Trotsky and Stalin. ... In October of 1917, Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin decided to make their move. ... A new leader was needed, however both Trotsky and Stalin accepted the responsibility. ... However, "Stalin had his strengths, when Trotsky dreamed, Stalin was focused on creating bonds of loyalty with powerful Soviet men. By the time Lenin died, Stalin had won support of important allies, even the brilliant words of Trotsky couldn't not sway them from Stalin- (Deutscher, pg 77). ...
Stalin wanted to quickly modernize Russia into a military powerhouse. To do this, Stalin purposed several five-year plans throughout his rule. ... While Stalin was in power, citizen life was being harshly affected. ... Under Stalin, propaganda of pro Communism was everywhere within Russia. ... This power in Russia goes until Stalins untimely death in the 1950s. ...
These qualities are the basis for the idea of the "New Soviet Man" created by Lenin and Stalin in the socialist revolution. ... Stalin hoped to achieve this by destroying any class of people that strayed from his ideas and beliefs. ... Individualistic instincts will cause distinctions between each citizen, eliminating the possibility of complete social equality, which Stalinism demands. ...
These qualities are the basis for the idea of the "New Soviet Man" created by Lenin and Stalin in the socialist revolution. ... Stalin hoped to achieve this by destroying any class of people that strayed from his ideas and beliefs. ... Individualistic instincts will cause distinctions between each citizen, eliminating the possibility of complete social equality, which Stalinism demands. ...
Russia continued into a spiraling path away from true Marxist idealism as Lenin died and Stalin gained control of the Central Committee. Idealism, wishing for a unified and industrialized Russia, was no longer regarded and instead realism took over, as Stalin no longer followed Marxist policies. ...
The October coup of 1917 that resulted in the Bolshevik consolidation of power revealed that all the party's efforts had been directed towards preparing for revolution, however little attention has been given to the details of how affairs would be organized after this was accomplished. Russia was essentially a one party state, with a government who had no detailed programme for leading the country. Lenin's government was presented with an immediate problem - the Bolsheviks had only won a quarter of the seats in the November elections for the Constituent Assembly. Lenin had origin...
