Russia: The Leadership Struggle 1924-29 Flashcards

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Lenin’s Death

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January 21, 1924

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Lenin’s 5 potential successors

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Zinoviev Kamenev Bukharin Stalin Trotsky

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Trotsky’s strengths

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Very Intelligent Leader of the Red Army War Hero

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Trotsky’s weaknesses

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Argumentative Supported permanent revolution Favoured harsh treatment of peasants Arrogant Jewish

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Stalin’s Strengths

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Humble Presented himself as Lenin’s natural successor Presented himself as moderate.

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Stalin’s weaknesses

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Cunning Manipulative

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Left Opposition

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Trotsky, Kamenev, Zinoviev ‘Permanent revolution’

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Right Opposition

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Bukharin, Tomsky, Rykov ‘Socialism in one country’

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Stalin’s steps to power

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Put supporters on the central commission of the party. Trotsky tricked into missing Lenin’s funeral Played his allies against each other.

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10
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Trotsky’s mistakes

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Too much arrogance underestimated Stalin

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11
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First Five Year Plan

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1928-32 Focused on ‘Heavy Industries’

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12
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How many peasants had moved to the cities before 1937

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17 million

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Second Five Year Plan

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1933-1937 Focused on the quality and efficiency of what was being produced. Began to focus on secondary industries. Conditions for Russians began improving.

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Third Five Year Plan

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1938-41 (Cut short by Barbarossa) Originally meant to focus on improvement of consumer goods. Changed to focus on weapons and military hardware.

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15
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Command economy

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Planned Economy

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GOSPLAN

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An organisation that set the overall targets for industry.

17
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Stakhanovite

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a Soviet industrial worker awarded recognition and special privileges for output beyond production norms.