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Vladimir Lenin himself had wanted Trotsky to become his successor, mostly because he feared that Joseph Stalin had an "evil soul". After Lenin's death, it was a face-off between Leon Trotsky & Stalin. It seemed as if Trotsky would win because of his closer ties with Lenin. However, by manipulating Trotsky, Stalin managed to turn the people in the Communist party to dislike him. He stated that there were differences in their beliefs in Communism; one wanted a revolution across the world and the other believed in a revolution only within the Soviet Union. By deeming Trotsky's ideals as wrong and stray from the path of Lenin's, Stalin managed to have Troysky exiled to Mexico. There, he was killed by an assassin supposedly appointed by Stalin himself.
Stalin did not succeed in gaining power over Lenin. Lenin remained in power until he suffered a series of three strokes beginning in 1922 which curtailed his activity and ultimately caused his death in 1924, but he was never ousted from power by Stalin.
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Why did Lenin want Trotsky to be his successor?
While Lenin was initially critical of both Trotsky and Stalin, toward the end he began to see Stalin's true ambitions and strongly favored Trotsky over him. Trotsky, (who was by no means an angle) was ruthless but extremely dedicated to communism and sincerely belived in the cause. Trotsky would probably no do any thing as awful as Stalin did and probably would have entered WWII before stalin. all and all Trotsky's soviet union would probably bear more resembelence to the one envisioned by comrade Lenin.
Was Leon Trotsky Lenin's rival for power?
Stalin had always supported the Bolsheviks, while Trotsky only switched from the Menshevik party to the Bolshevik party after it was apparent that the Bolsheviks would win. Trotsky was a thinker with brilliant speeches, Stalin used force for votes. Trotsky led the army, while Stalin was the secretary. Stalin had great political appeal, but Trotsky had great militaristic and organisational appeal. Furthermore, Stalin was mentally and physically strong, but after Lenin's death, Trotsky began breaking down. The power struggle between the two sparked a conflict in which Trotsky fled the USSR but was later disposed.
When Lenin died in 1924 who would replace him Stalin or Trotsky?
Lenin wanted Trotsky to succeed him, because he felt that Stalin was too power hungry and crude. Lenin even wrote that before he died, but Stalin found out about it and suppressed it. Stalin as Secretary General of the Communist Party had placed many people loyal to him in high party office and had allied himself with Grigory Zinoviev and Lev Kamenev (both of whom hated Trotsky). Trotsky found himself isolated and without support to succeed Lenin. Stalin, Zinoviev and Kamenev ruled after Lenin died, but Stalin gradually eliminated them too and took complete control in 1928.
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.
Who was Joseph Stalin enemy?
Politically, Leon Trotsky was Stalin's greatest enemy, because after Vladimir Lenin's death, Trotsky was supposed to succeed Lenin. Stalin managed to eliminate him as a rival for power, exile him and eventually have him murdered. Militarily, Adolf Hitler was his greatest enemy, because Hitler had the German Army attack Russia in World War 2. The German Army nearly defeated the Soviet Union. Stalin might have been thrown out of power had Germany won.
Why did Lenin want Trotsky to be his successor?
While Lenin was initially critical of both Trotsky and Stalin, toward the end he began to see Stalin's true ambitions and strongly favored Trotsky over him. Trotsky, (who was by no means an angle) was ruthless but extremely dedicated to communism and sincerely belived in the cause. Trotsky would probably no do any thing as awful as Stalin did and probably would have entered WWII before stalin. all and all Trotsky's soviet union would probably bear more resembelence to the one envisioned by comrade Lenin.
Was Leon Trotsky Lenin's rival for power?
Stalin had always supported the Bolsheviks, while Trotsky only switched from the Menshevik party to the Bolshevik party after it was apparent that the Bolsheviks would win. Trotsky was a thinker with brilliant speeches, Stalin used force for votes. Trotsky led the army, while Stalin was the secretary. Stalin had great political appeal, but Trotsky had great militaristic and organisational appeal. Furthermore, Stalin was mentally and physically strong, but after Lenin's death, Trotsky began breaking down. The power struggle between the two sparked a conflict in which Trotsky fled the USSR but was later disposed.
When Lenin died in 1924 who would replace him Stalin or Trotsky?
Lenin wanted Trotsky to succeed him, because he felt that Stalin was too power hungry and crude. Lenin even wrote that before he died, but Stalin found out about it and suppressed it. Stalin as Secretary General of the Communist Party had placed many people loyal to him in high party office and had allied himself with Grigory Zinoviev and Lev Kamenev (both of whom hated Trotsky). Trotsky found himself isolated and without support to succeed Lenin. Stalin, Zinoviev and Kamenev ruled after Lenin died, but Stalin gradually eliminated them too and took complete control in 1928.
Who was opposed by Leon Trotsky?
Joseph Stalin opposed Trotsky in their struggle for power after Vladimir Lenin died in 1924.
How did Leon Trotsky lose power?
Although Vladimir Lenin had chosen Trotsky to succeed him, Joseph Stalin kept that from being made public. Stalin was already Secretary General of the Communist Party and had installed many friends in high office who were loyal to him. Stalin also allied himself with Grigory Zinoviev and Lev Kaminev to run the government while Lenin was incapacitated as well as after his death. Stalin thus had virtually all of the important people in the Communist Party on his side and against Trotsky, so he was easily able to get a vote to expel Trotsky from the Communist Party and then exile him from the country.
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.
Who was Joseph Stalin enemy?
Politically, Leon Trotsky was Stalin's greatest enemy, because after Vladimir Lenin's death, Trotsky was supposed to succeed Lenin. Stalin managed to eliminate him as a rival for power, exile him and eventually have him murdered. Militarily, Adolf Hitler was his greatest enemy, because Hitler had the German Army attack Russia in World War 2. The German Army nearly defeated the Soviet Union. Stalin might have been thrown out of power had Germany won.
What was Stalin relationship with Trotsky?
Lenin was a great political leader working for the greater good of the workers of Russia, and Stalin was an autocratic dictator who exploited Russia's workers for his own good. The relationship between them was that Stalin worked under Lenin, and when Lenin died, and Stalin seized power over Russia, even though Lenin had specifically stated that Trotsky should succeed him, Stalin tried to associate himself with the well loved Lenin in order to create an image of himself that differed from his true anti-Marxist intentions.
When did Leon Trotsky rise to power?
Trotsky never did reign over Russia. Lenin did at first after the Revolution. Then Lenin became ill and Joseph Stalin, Grigory Zinoviev and Lev Kamenev ruled together. After Lenin died, Trotsky was supposed to take over according to papers left behind by Lenin, but Stalin prevented that and forced Trotsky first out of the Communist Party then out of the country.
How did Stalin defeat Trotsky?
Stalin effectively outmaneuvered Trotsky within the Communist Party by forming alliances with key party members, gaining their support and isolating Trotsky. Stalin also manipulated party structures to his advantage, such as controlling party appointments and using his position as General Secretary to undermine Trotsky's influence. Ultimately, Stalin's political cunning and skill at consolidating power allowed him to defeat Trotsky in the power struggle for leadership of the Soviet Union after Lenin's death.
What were the events of Josef Stalin's climb to power prior to him becoming dictator?
He was one of Lenin's right hand men in the Communist Party, he fought for power with Trotsky when Lenin died, his choice to go with 'Communism in One State' was more popular than Trotsky's World Communism leading to Trotsky's expulsion and Stalin's rise to power.
Who rivaled for control of the communist party when Lenin died?
The main persons vying for power were Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin. There were others, such as Grigori Zinoviev and Nikolai Bukharin, but the first battle was between Trotsky and Stalin. Lenin favored Trotsky over Stalin, but Stalin was too entrenched in the Communist Party for Trotsky to win that struggle.
