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Was the prosecution of Stalin rivals important to show how he rose to become a leader? EOY (12 marks)
Yes. The way of how Stalin prosecuted his rivals was indeed very important to lead to how he rose to become a Russian leader. The main points of how he prosecuted his rivals was that he basically outwitted, outplay and outlast his rivals. Namely Leon Trotsky, Lev Kamenev and Grigory Zinoviev.
There are a few factors on how he outwitted, outplay and outlast his rivals. The first factor is Trotsky weaknesses.
Trotsky was Stalin’s biggest rival, because Lenin chose Trotsky as his successor after he died. Trotsky weaknesses are that he drew his support from a narrow base: the youths, students and the Red Army. Most Bolshevik’s Party members considered him arrogant. As Trotsky believed that he would succeed Lenin, he was complacent about building supports within the ranks of the Bolshevik’s Party. Moreover, Trotsky’s idea of world revolution did not find broad acceptance among Party members because they were weary at the prospect of more fighting. Most felt that Stalin’s idea of ‘socialism in one country’ was more practical.
The second factor. How Stalin got rid of his rivals.
Stalin also formed alliances with other members to get rid of his opponents. For instance, stalin formed an alliance with Lev and Grigory because he knew that they wanted him support in their struggle against Trotsky for the leadership of the Communist Party. However, once Lev and Grigory had served their purpose by helping Stalin to eliminate Trotsky as a rival candidate, Stalin found new alliances to remove them(Lev and Grigory) as well.
The third factor. Used his position as a Secretary-General.
How did Stalin remove Lev and Grigory from his alliance. In the last factor I said that he made new alliance to get rid of them(Lev and Grigory). But how and who are his new alliance? As Lenin pointed out in his will, Stalin’s position as Secretary-General gave him considerable power. As Secretary-General , Stalin had the power to appoint his supporters to important posts. This allowed him to form new alliance to remove his old alliance(Lev and Grigory) Thus, many Key Party officials owed their position to him and were loyal to him. Besides controlling the central Party machine, Stalin also controlled the local Party committees, spreading his influence even more broadly among the rank and file members. Stalin was able to pack a 1925 Party meeting with his supporters, who voted to remove Trotsky from his posts.
The fourth factor. The establishment of dictatorship.
Stalin established an authoritarian regime. He was a dictator, as all the political power was in his hands. This was similar to the way the Tsar had ruled
Stalin used propaganda to persuade people to accept and obey him as the rightful leader of the country. For example, he exaggerated his achievements and made writers write about him as a hero of the people. Stalin also exercised control through the education system. The education system was centralised and brought under government control. Schools had to teach Marxist and Leninist ideas and instill complete loyalty to the state among the students.
Its can be abbreviated in the form of word APE-Authoritian, Propaganda, Education
The last factor. When Lenin died.
Stalin gave his biggest rival Trotsky the wrong date of Lenin funeral. Many members were not happy with Trotsky as it is a sign of disrespect to Lenin. Stalin even gave himself the post of being a chief mourner at Lenin’s funeral to gain more supporters.