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Introduction – Lenin’s final years 1922 to 1924

Power-point 12: 1918-1921: Area of Study 2 – Creating a new society Chapter 15: Lenin’s Final Years and Legacy. Introduction – Lenin’s final years 1922 to 1924. Lenin imposes absolute control. While the 10 th Congress requested unity in 1921, Lenin soon enforced compliance

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Introduction – Lenin’s final years 1922 to 1924

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  1. Power-point 12: 1918-1921: Area of Study 2 – Creating a new societyChapter 15: Lenin’s Final Years and Legacy

  2. Introduction – Lenin’s final years 1922 to 1924

  3. Lenin imposes absolute control • While the 10th Congress requested unity in 1921, Lenin soon enforced compliance • Cheka were given complete power to purge one quarter of the Communist party of ‘radishes’ (Bolsheviks critical of Lenin) • What remained was a disciplined and devoted bureaucratic central govt

  4. Political aftermath of 1921

  5. Lenin’s Illness Reasons: Lead Poisoning from bullet from August 1918 assassination attempt April 1922 Doctors removed bullet and may have done more damage Death of mistress in 1920 distraught him

  6. Wasting away

  7. Death of Lenin: 21 Jan 1924

  8. Half a million people queued for hours to enter Lenin’s mausoleum in Red Square, Moscow

  9. Vladimir Lenin's embalmed skin sack being taken from its exhibit case at the Lenin Mausoleum in Moscow and given its yearly bath in a soup of formaldehyde, methanol and ethanol. Got to stay juicy!

  10. Lenin’s final politcal concerns • In December 1922, he dictated his Political Will which was a summary of Lenin’s views on key Communist Party leaders like Stalin, Trotsky and Zinoviev. • He warned the party against Stalin abusing his power.

  11. Lenin’s legacy: Historical issues • Different historians have different views of socialism and Lenin • Was Lenin’s motivations behind his actions pure or heartless? • Hindsight can blame Lenin easily • Lenin didn’t have long to transform Russia 59% of his time in power was spent in war, 28% seriously ill & 13% in peace & good health

  12. Activities – MUST DO • Analysis Activities 1 page 165

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