Divisions and Contenders for Power: Bukharin and the Right (AQA A-Level History): Quizzes
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Who were the three senior figures that formed the Right faction?
Who were the three senior figures that formed the Right faction?
Bukharin, Rykov, and Tomsky
What term described the close partnership between Bukharin and Stalin in the mid-1920s?
What term described the close partnership between Bukharin and Stalin in the mid-1920s?
The Duumvirate
How did Lenin famously describe Bukharin?
How did Lenin famously describe Bukharin?
The Party's favourite
When was Bukharin expelled from the Central Committee and executed?
When was Bukharin expelled from the Central Committee and executed?
Expelled 1937, executed 1938
What government position did Rykov hold from 1924 to 1930?
What government position did Rykov hold from 1924 to 1930?
Chairman of Sovnarkom
What happened to Rykov in 1938?
What happened to Rykov in 1938?
He was executed after a show trial
What distinguished Tomsky from most senior Bolsheviks?
What distinguished Tomsky from most senior Bolsheviks?
He was the son of a factory worker
What position did Tomsky hold from 1920 onwards?
What position did Tomsky hold from 1920 onwards?
General Sec. of Red Int'l Trade Unions
How did Tomsky die in 1936?
How did Tomsky die in 1936?
He committed suicide
What event gave Stalin justification to discredit the Right's policies?
What event gave Stalin justification to discredit the Right's policies?
The grain crisis of 1927