1How many files did Stalin have access to?
over 26,000
2What policy did Stalin have?
socialism in one country
3When did Stalin become a bolshevik?
1903
4What role did Stalin have at Lenin's funeral?
main speech
5Which leadership candidates where members of the politburo?
Stalin and Trotsky
6What could Stalin do as general secretary?
promote own supporters, gather info about opponents
7What did Lenin nickname Stalin?
wonderful georgian
8Stalin in civil war and revolution
no leading role
9Lenin's testament on Stalin
called for his removal, criticized abuse of power, Stalin was rude to his wife
10Trotsky in civil war and revolution
long revolutionary history, war hero, planned October revolution
11Who was Trotsky more popular amongst?
younger more radical party members
12Records showed he was a brilliant organiser
Trotsky
13Who was in charge of the Red Army?
Trotsky
14When did Trotsky become a Bolshevik?
1917
15Trotsky background
Jewish wealthy family
16What did Trotsky suffer from?
attacks of an unknown fever that required long periods of recovery
17Trotsky personality
Intelligent, great speaker, arrogant
18Stalin father
shoemaker, alcoholic, often violent
19When did Lenin fall out with Stalin?
1923
20Why was Trotsky seen as too western?
spent 12 years abroad after escaping Russia after an unsuccessful uprising in 1905
21Trotsky's role Lenin's funeral
didn't attend
22Kamenev advantages (4)
working class, bolshevik 1903, head of Moscow Communist Party, Close friends with Lenin
23Who argued against publishing Lenin's testament?
Kamenev and Zinoviev, Trotsky accepted
24Kamenev disadvantages (3)
opposed revolution, played little part in civil war, too cautious - prefered compromise to confrontation
25Bukharin advantages (4)
described by Lenin as 'golden boy', involved in revolution, great thinker and writer, editor of Pravda
26What was Pravda?
most important Bolshevik newspaper
27Bukharin disadvantages (2)
inexperienced, disagreed with Lenin on marxism
28Zinoviev advantages (2)
head of comintern, head of Leningrad communist party
29Zinoviev disadvantages (4)
opposed revolution, son of prosperous farmer, unpopular - vain and untalented, stayed in luxurious hotels far from fighting in civil war
30Left wing leadership candidates
Trotsky, Zinoviev, Kamenev
31Left wing values (3)
end NEP, rapid industrialisation, worldwide revolution
32What was the New Economic Policy?
reversed many measures introduced in civil war - people could now own businesses and make money
33Right wing candidates
Bukharin
34Right wing values (2)
keep NEP, slow industrialisation
35Stalin step to power 1
all candidates against Trotsky
3613th party congress
1924, Stalin packed meeting with his followers, Trotsky outvoted
37What happened to Trotsky in 1925
lost position as head of Red Army, left active politics
38Stalin step to power 2
Stalin and Bukharin alliance - accused other 3 of factionalism - expelled from party
39The United Opposition
1926, Kamenev and Zinoviev formed with Trotsky, put aside earlier differences
40Stalin step to power 3
U turn to left wing - becoming more popular - made sure Bukharin lost key jobs and was outvoted
41What was the Lenin Enrolment?
party recruited new members from the working class, supervised by Stalin as General Secretary