His primary technique was purely fear. This is shown in Stalin's Great Purge which "purged" anyone they considered dangerous by persecuting anyone who were considered suspicious. During 1937 and 1938, 1000 people on average were executed everyday.
Stalin
joseph stalin
At first, lenin... then lenin died and Stalin screwed with the succession and seized power.
Joseph Stalin
joseph stalin
Stalin
It was a dictatorship. Stalin was kinda like Hitler.
After the death of Lenin
Leon Trotsky
joseph stalin
At first, lenin... then lenin died and Stalin screwed with the succession and seized power.
Joseph Stalin
Leon Trotsky
By Central Comittee of Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
At first, Joseph Stalin fought Leon Trotsky for power in the new Soviet Union. Once Stalin eliminated Trotsky, he fought with Grigory Zinoviev, eliminated him then vied with Nikolai Bukharin for sole control of the government. He outmaneuvered Bukharin as well and by 1929, Stalin had sole control of the Communist Party and the government of the Soviet Union.
joseph stalin
joseph stalin