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| Comparing Lenin and Stalin |
Leader of the Russian Revolution Founder of the Bolsheviks Marxist theoretician Created and adopted the New Economic Policy after the Russian Civil War destroyed the economy First [Main leader] of USSR* *Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Came up with the idea of 'collective farms' in which farmers shared their work among the land. Despite his exile, remained politically active. Very unhappy with Stalin's actions and ways of running things. Promised the people "Peace, Land, and Bread". Died: January 21st, 1924 and left a large opening to anyone who wanted to take over. |
Learned Marxism in order to take over Lenin Introduced his theory of Socialism to others. Took over Lenin's job as leader of the Communist Party and Soviet State. Considered "ruthless". He sent kulaks (wealthy peasent farmers) to gulags (forced-labor camps) if they refused his requests. Used propaganda to convince people that he was right. Took 'Freedom of the Press' away from the citizens. Only the Government decided what when into newspapers, etc. Admitted to the board of Pravda, the party newspaper. Left to lead in Lenin's absence. Sent someone to kill Trotsky to get rid of the competition. |
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| Other Leaders... |
| Some other important leaders during this era were: Hitler, Mussolini and Trotsky. |
| Hitler was known for his cruelty and unfair way of ruling. He, like Stalin, used a technique called propaganga to persuade his followers into doing things his way. Propaganda are "facts, ideas, or rumors spread deliberatly to further a cause". A good example of propaganda, which was belived to be used by Hitler himself, was posting pictues that show their 'kind and gentle side' all over for others to see. Hitler, due to his soaring rise to power, was able to create the Third Reich (or the 3rd German Empire). Another result of his power increase was the usage of violence. One of the most terrifying examples of his carnage was anti-Semitism, or laws against the Jews. Jews were sent to concentration camps and forced into laborous work. This all shows that Hitler used violence to make his theories work. Mussolini, who became a very strong nationalist during World War 1, created a political delegation called the Fascist Party. It could be described as nationalistic, anitcommunist, antidemocratic and expansionist. When Italy began to have economic problems, the Fascist party decided to take the oppurtunity to gain power and control. Also known as, "The Black Shirts", the Fascist party members didn't like to be disagreed with. This concluded in a social imbalance in Italy. Political companion to Lenin, Trotsky, was the leader of the Bolshevik Red Armies. Between 1918 and 1920, the Red Armies fought the White Armies in a disturbing cival war that tore Russia apart. The White Armies were made up of previous military officers and Cossacks. Despite the experiance provided withen the White Armies' troops, they were unorganized and short of supply. The Bolsheviks finally defeated the White Armies after years of bloody battle. After Lenin's death, Trotsky, being Lenin's former "right-hand man", wanted to fill Lenin's shoes and continue his work. Stalin, however, being a rival of Lenin's, also wanted this position. After a while of both sides struggling to win Lenin's title, Stalin sent somone to kill Trotsky to end the competition. Although, it was a horrid way of doing so, Stalin won the claim. Like other leaders of this era, Hitler and Mussolini both, at one point, concentrated on piecing together their nationalist view on the tolitarian state. |
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