Stalin takes control - Stalin's takeover of power - GCSE.
Stalin's rise to power can either be seen as being because of his personal merits, because of other's errors, or a mixture of the two. This essay will be looking at facts to make a conclusion on how Stalin had become the leader of the Soviet Union by 1929.Stalin won the struggle for power In 1927, he removed the left-wing Communists old Bolsheviks such as Kamenev and Zinoviev who had opposed the NEP - from the politburo. Two years later, he claimed.Stalin's takeover of power It would be easy to assume that the natural successor to Lenin (who died in 1924) would be Leon Trotsky, often regarded as the second in command. But this was not to be.
The purpose of this essay is to evaluate the factors that led to Stalin’s rise to power over Trotsky. Though Stalin had a ruthless character, he was named Russia’s third most popular historical figure in a nationwide poll despite the famine and purges that marked his rule.Then Stalin proposed his theory in 1925. Stalin’s own original supporters Zinoviev and Kamenev opposing this plan, although it was too late, because Stalin had become too powerful (Garza 79)12. The only reason as to why Stalin proposed this theory so late was because it was in direct conflict with Trotsky’s theory of worldwide revolution.
Stalin’s plan was to join small farms into huge collectives, called Kolkhoz. The key features of these Kolkhoz were: Peasants would farm the land, using machinery from the state ( Tractors loaned from Motor Tractor Stations (MTS) ) Animals and tools were to be pooled together.
