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THE RISE OF STALIN. THE RISE OF STALIN. Question of Leadership. 1922: Lenin’s health deteriorates. Unclear who will succeed him. power struggle ensues after his death in 1924. THE RISE OF STALIN. JOSEPH DJUGASHVILI. From Seminarian to Revolutionary. From Koba to Stalin.
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THE RISE OF STALIN Question of Leadership • 1922: Lenin’s health deteriorates • Unclear who will succeed him • power struggle ensues after his death in 1924
THE RISE OF STALIN JOSEPH DJUGASHVILI • From Seminarian to Revolutionary • From Koba to Stalin
THE RISE OF STALIN • From Party worker to Party boss • Commissar of Nationalities • Member of Politburo • Member of Orgburo • General Secretary • Commissar of Workers’ and Peasants Inspectorate
THE RISE OF STALIN The Power Struggle • Lev Trotsky • centralization & mechanization • permanent revolution • Nikolai Bukharin • supported NEP & slow transition • international cooperation
THE RISE OF STALIN The Power Struggle • Stalin • Socialism in one country • Cult of Lenin
THE RISE OF STALIN The Power Struggle • The Triumvirate • Stalin, Lev Kamenev & Grigorii Zinoviev • moved to isolate & eliminate Trotsky • New alliance: Stalin & Bukharin • moved against Kamenev & Zinoviev
THE RISE OF STALIN The Power Struggle • New alliances • Trotsky, Kamenev & Zinoviev • 1927: Stalin moves against all 3 • 1928: Stalin emerges victorious Trotsky in Mexico w/ Diego Rivera & Andre Breton