Essays Tagged: "Trotsky"

Summary of Joseph Stalin in power.

ogether. This picture was published in newspapers and displayed on posters everywhere.The attack on Trotsky continued. Stalin encouraged journalists to criticize Trotsky whenever possible. According t ... ible. According to the media, he was no Leninist (Stalin's new form of Marxism), but the father of "Trotskyism." Thousands of Trotsky's supporters were removed from their posts and replaced by Stalin ...

(4 pages) 151 2 4.9 Apr/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers

Account For the Success of the Bolsheviks in October 1917.

ivision of alternative opposition, Lenin's leadership skills, the power of the Petrograd Soviet and Trotsky as its leader, failure on deliver of land reform and the oppressed, armed workers in Petrogr ... oved by the Soviet, there was now an organised working class voice in the city under the command of Trotsky. Through the Soviet, Lenin and the Bolsheviks had access to a politicised, organised proleta ...

(9 pages) 132 0 3.8 Jun/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

An account of Stalin's rise to power in the Soviet Union in the form of a newspaper article.

e his supporters were the majority in Congress while voting, which ultimately gave him victory over Trotsky, Zinoviev and Kamenev. Then in 1927, these three were expelled from the party. Defeating Tro ... eating Trotsky, who was a former leader of the Bolshevik Party, was Stalin's most challenging task. Trotsky was popular with the Red Army and some of the Party members. Stalin's first move was to tric ...

(1 pages) 70 4 3.0 Aug/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Why did Stalin rather than Trotsky emerge as the leader of the USSR after Lenin's death?

hallenged power' (Conquest). To see how such a dramatic change, and such an unpredictable defeat of Trotsky, happen you have to look at key figure's personalities, political skill, and or mistakes. Yo ... eft' verses the 'right'. And lastly I will look at the effects of luck which played in his victory.'Trotsky could fire masses of men to acclaim and follow him. But he had no talent for leadership amon ...

(7 pages) 71 0 4.3 Oct/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The 1st temptation of Jesus as used to defend the inquisitor's argument in Dostoevsky.Freedom vs bread supported by marxism the institutional church the grand inquisitor and the church

it appeases them and makes them live with hunger and injustice, and thus keeps them from revolting. Trotsky also states this in Brailsford and Marxism, "Religious, as indeed any other, ideas being bor ... d fire on a group of petitioners on Jan 9th God was gone from the cause and it was led by Marxists. Trotsky speaks on the Russian revolution in Ibid by stating that, ""The Orthodox Church while not ha ...

(7 pages) 68 0 4.3 Dec/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

Assess the impact of Stalin on Russia and the Russian people

was to modernise Russian agriculture.These two things would transform Russia. Stalin had "borrowed" Trotsky's ideas, which was very ironic.Stalin introduced the five year plans because he wanted to in ... elieved the Soviet Union's enemies would crush it. He wanted rapid industrialisation; this was what Trotsky had wanted! Stalin gave the responsibility of devising the plans to GOSPLAN, the state plann ...

(3 pages) 63 0 0.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

How did the War change attitudes about how big a part a government should play in people's lives?

"War" declared Trotsky, "is the locomotive of history" (Bourne, 1989,p. 191)When considering the attitude of the pe ...

(16 pages) 127 0 3.5 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War I

To what extent do you agree with Trotsky´s acessment of the 1905 Revolution?

Ben DunnTO WHAT EXTENT DO YOU AGREE WITH TROTSKY'S ASSESSMENT OF THE 1905 REVOLUTION?Trotsky wrote, "Although with a few broken ribs, Tsarism ... h lay in their potential as organised bases for political agitation. This time saw the emergence of Trotsky who became chairman of the St Petersburg soviet and was the organiser of the general strike. ... e troops stayed loyal and laid siege on the soviet in St Petersburg which resulted in the arrest of Trotsky when it fell. The Moscow soviet was burned to the ground in December.Did Tsarism come out of ...

(8 pages) 43 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Stalin's Rule

e loyal, more polite, more considerate of his comrades." For the next four years Stalin fought with Trotsky for control of Russia. In 1928, Stalin effectively became dictator and remained so for the n ...

(6 pages) 72 0 4.7 Jul/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

How Lenin's views were derived from the communist manifesto. Comparing and contrasting Lenin & Marx.

eavily influenced by Karl Marx's The Communist Manifesto. Lenin along with his close friend, Leonid Trotsky, took key theories from Marx's writing and adapted them to help revolutionize Russia. The Bo ... manipulating these theories he changed Russia, the ideology, and power.Lenin's close friend Leonid Trotsky was a very important part in the Russian Revolution, he was considered Lenin's right hand ma ...

(3 pages) 67 0 5.0 Sep/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

Why did stalin becom leader after lenin, not trotsky?

eginning, as Lenin end grew nearer, there were five potential leaders, Bukharin, Kamenev, Zinoviev, Trotsky and Stalin. It seemed so obvious that there only was one man to take over Lenin's reign - Tr ... . People saw him as the one who came second, that's all he was; there was no way that he would beat Trotsky in the race for leadership, but what they didn't know that Stalin's cunning would overtake t ...

(3 pages) 35 1 3.5 Oct/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

STALIN

lass) and was obsessed with a vision of 'liberating' his native Georgia from the rule of the Tsars. Trotsky wrote that Stalin's hatred of the oppressors was much stronger than his love of the oppresse ...

(6 pages) 39 0 5.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Comparing Lenin vs. Marx by mundeazy. Lenin's views were heavily influenced by Karl Marx's The Communist Manifesto.

eavily influenced by Karl Marx's The Communist Manifesto. Lenin along with his close friend, Leonid Trotsky, took key theories from Marx's writing and adapted them to help revolutionize Russia. The Bo ... manipulating these theories he changed Russia, the ideology, and power.Lenin's close friend Leonid Trotsky was a very important part in the Russian Revolution, he was considered Lenin's right hand ma ...

(3 pages) 41 0 3.7 Nov/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Animal Farm: How do the character's in George Orwell's book relate to current events since 2000?

mely intrigued during that time. I knew that he was writing a satire about Socialism, Marx, Stalin, Trotsky, and the entire Russian Revolution, but even so I could not help myself from comparing the s ...

(3 pages) 36 0 4.0 Dec/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Russian Foriegn Policy Under Lenin and Stalin

Overview, What were the aims of Soviet foreign policy under Lenin?- In the new Bolshevik government Trotsky was made Commissar of Foreign Affairs.- Taking Russia out of the First World War had been a ...

(4 pages) 17 0 0.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers

Stalin How He Kept Power in Russia

1.Secretary - as General Secretary of Com. Party installed supporters in important positions.2.Trotsky unpopular - brilliant but big-headed/ Missed Lenin's funeral (Stalin told him wrong date)/ I ... s of Politburo against each other:First Stalin allied with Zinoviev and Kamenev [Leftists] = got Trotsky dismissed 1925.Next he called for 'Socialism in one country', allied with Bukharin, Rykov ...

(4 pages) 40 0 0.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

A Short essay on how the Russian Provisional Government was adversely affected by the 'July Days'

esult, many Bolshevik offices were closed, and their newspaper Pravda stopped printing. Kamenev and Trotsky were arrested.The 'July Days' was seen as a dilemma for the Bolsheviks, while the 'Kornilov ...

(2 pages) 23 0 2.5 Apr/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Leon Trotsky - Events Of 1917

Events of 1917Currently in exile; Trotsky travelled to New York in January, 1917 and worked with Nikolai Bukharin and Alexandra Kollon ... blishing the revolutionary newspaper Novy Mir.After the overthrow of Nicholas II in February, 1917, Trotsky set off for Russia. However, Okhrana had been monitoring Trotsky's activities and managed to ... sh authorities to arrest him when his ship arrived in the Canadian port of Halifax. The police held Trotsky in detention for a month and he was only released after protests from the Provisional Govern ...

(2 pages) 23 0 3.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature

Leon Trotsky - Trotsky Vs Stalin

Trotsky VS StalinThe leadership struggle began with Stalin's appointment as secretary general. Seen ... lth of Lenin lost his ability to speak as Lenin's mouthpiece, Stalin had become extremely important.Trotsky was incapacitated by a mystery illness that gave Stalin the opportunity he was waiting for. ... lin the opportunity he was waiting for. Trotsky could do nothing as Stalin made personal attacks at Trotsky and undermined support for him. He began to expel supporters of Trotsky in the Party Congres ...

(2 pages) 18 0 3.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Compare and contrast the role of Lenin and Trotsky in establishing and contributing to the communist state in Russia from 1917-1924.

Lenin and Trotsky had both been able to contribute to the establishment and consolidation of a communist state ... ng ideology to communism by his speeches, slogans and other forms of propaganda. On the other hand, Trotsky was more of a realist. He took care of the action the Bolsheviks had to take in order to be ... he was not a hypocrite but used communism as a tool to get into power even if he did believe in it.Trotsky was a strategist and instead of appealing to the masses was more interested in making plans ...

(3 pages) 45 0 3.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History