I know he got rid of the competition by getting rid of his competitors and anyone who could contradict him but what else did he do!?
And I'm sorry if I'm wrong this is my first year history at year 11 level!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Position:Home>History> What methods did Stalin use to take control of the USSR?Question: What methods did Stalin use to take control of the USSR!? I know he got rid of the competition by getting rid of his competitors and anyone who could contradict him but what else did he do!?
And I'm sorry if I'm wrong this is my first year history at year 11 level!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Stalin was a very shrewd manipulator!. Lenin had entrusted him with several posts that were seemingly of little importance!. General Secretary of the Party for example!. Stalin used this post to control who was in - or out of the Party!. Stalin then ensured that 'his' people were loyal to him because they wanted to keep their jobs - he did this by collecting information about everyone in the Party!. Once Lenin was dead Stalin was just as shrewd!. He let other members of the Politburo present policies, and argue amongst themselves!. The Politburo shot itself in the foot with the policy of Democratic Centralism - basically this meant that once the Politburo has discussed a problem & decided on a policy - there was to be no more debate about it!. Stalin then let everyone discuss programmes and problems - he then sided with the winning team & isolated the losers!. He repeated this - isolating many of the Revolutionary Old Guard - until he was confident of success in removing them, through arrest, exile & murder!. Democratic centralism policy: 1917 Becomes Gen Sec of CPSU: 1922 Lenin dies: 1924 Removes the Left Opposition ( Zinoviev & Kamenev) - 1927 Removes the Right Opposition (Rykov & Bukharin) - 1929 Becomes unchallenged leader of USSR - 1929 (perhaps) Www@QuestionHome@Com First of all Stalin was Geogrian, yes from same country which is hot topic to day!. Stalin did same things as Geogrian president is doing today S Ossetia!. Using force to destroy how is agents him!. Hear is a history repiting!.Www@QuestionHome@Com kickin azz and takin names so he could come back and give a resfresher incase they forgot his messageWww@QuestionHome@Com |