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Lenin warned the Central Committee of the Communist Party that Stalin was using the post of General Secretary of the Communist Party to consolidate too much power in himself and his position. Lenin also warned that Stalin was too rude and too coarse for the job of head of the USSR. Lenin always liked Stalin's aggressiveness and willingness to do anything to support the Bolshevik cause, but he did not believe that Stalin was the right person to lead the USSR. Lenin recommended to the Central Committee that it find a way to remove Stalin from his position of power before he becomes so strong, he may set himself up as a dictator, which is exactly what happened.
Lenin wrote these warnings in several documents which came to be known collectively as "Lenin's Testament." Stalin had Lenin's secretaries secretly reporting to him everything Lenin did. Stalin learned of the Testament and had it suppressed so that no one beyond certain high Party representatives ever found out about it.
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Did Stalin or Lenin have more control?
At first, lenin... then lenin died and Stalin screwed with the succession and seized power.
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 year did Lenin and Stalin die?
Stalin died 1953, on the same day as composer Sergei Prokofiev
What was Lenin's main concern about Stalin?
Lenin felt that Stalin was far too harsh and that he would not make a good leader, but after his unexpected death in 1924, Lenin did not name his succesor, and Stalin took that chance to take power.
Soviet leader who succeeded Stalin?
he succeeded Lenin in 1928 but Lenin died in 1924
Why was josef Stalin in charge?
Stalin took over after Lenin died, in spite of Lenin's warning not to let him do so.
Did Stalin or Lenin have more control?
At first, lenin... then lenin died and Stalin screwed with the succession and seized power.
Who succeeded Lenin as head of the communist party?
Joseph Stalin succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party because Stalin had already been made Secretary General of the party before Lenin died. Stalin did not take over as sole leader of the Soviet Union, but he was the leader of the Communist Party.
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 year did Lenin and Stalin die?
Stalin died 1953, on the same day as composer Sergei Prokofiev
What was Lenin's main concern about Stalin?
Lenin felt that Stalin was far too harsh and that he would not make a good leader, but after his unexpected death in 1924, Lenin did not name his succesor, and Stalin took that chance to take power.
Soviet leader who succeeded Stalin?
he succeeded Lenin in 1928 but Lenin died in 1924
What was Russia like before world war 2?
It was an empire ruled by a czar or tsar which is the Russian equivalent of a King. There was large differences in social class, with the czar living in grand palaces while the peasants starved. This led to the revolution led by Lenin. When Lenin died, Stalin seized control. Stalin was a fiercer dictator even though both Stalin and Lenin ruled as Supreme DictatorsANs 2 -The above answer is about Lenin, Stalin came later.
Did Lenin lead the former soviet union during World War 2?
No, Josef Stalin did. Lenin died in 1924.
What kind of government and economy did Lenin and Stalin rule give the Soviet Union?
Lenin and Stalin gave the Soviet Union an autocratic (Totalitarian) Communist Government. Stalin kills more people than Lenin did. (Because Stalin is even more cruel than Lenin, who is somewhat more humane and Stalin took place as leader of USSR for nearly 30 years while Lenin died within 5 years after assumed as leader of USSR.)
Who gained more power in Russia after Lenin died?
Joseph Stalin gained more power than any other person after Lenin died. In the last year of Lenin's life, Stalin led Russia along with Lev Kamenev and Grigory Zinoviev. Then Stalin gradually ousted Leon Trotsky, Nikolai Bukharin, Zinoviev and Kamenev from consideration as Lenin's sole successor. In 1929, Stalin became the sole power in the Soviet Union.
Who replaced vladimir lenin?
Nikita Khrushchev replaced Joseph Stalin, who died in 1953.
