Stalin’s Rise to Power: The Power Vacuum and Power Struggle (AQA A-Level History): Flashcards
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Lenin's death date
Lenin's death date
January 1924
Power vacuum definition
Power vacuum definition
Situation where no identifiable central authority exists
What Marxist ideology advocated for leadership
What Marxist ideology advocated for leadership
Collective leadership
Year ban on factions introduced
Year ban on factions introduced
1921
Party line definition
Party line definition
Official position all members expected to follow
What party democracy meant for Bolsheviks
What party democracy meant for Bolsheviks
Debate within Party elite, not true democracy
Three members of the Triumvirate (Troika)
Three members of the Triumvirate (Troika)
Zinoviev, Kamenev, Stalin
Main purpose of Triumvirate formation 1922-23
Main purpose of Triumvirate formation 1922-23
To block Trotsky's ambitions
Date of Lenin's first stroke
Date of Lenin's first stroke
May 1922
Stalin's position in the Party
Stalin's position in the Party
General Secretary