Trotsky VS Stalin
The leadership struggle began with Stalins appointment as secretary general. Seen as an unimportant position, party members agreed with his placement. The position of secretary was however seen as being Lenins mouthpiece. However when the health of Lenin lost his readiness to speak as Lenins mouthpiece, Stalin had become extremely important.
Trotsky was incapacitated by a mystery illness that gave Stalin 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 Congress. subsequently a disagreement between Lenin and Stalin, Lenin asked Trotsky for support. After Stalin made an scurrilous phone-call to Lenins wife Nadezhda, Lenin wrote a last testament intended for the Politburo petition for Stalin to be removed. By the time the letter reached the council in 1924 it was alike late.
At Lenins death Trotsky was the one seen to take his place however he had some key weaknesses against his character. Stalin was able to create an alliance with Trotskys peer leftists (Zinoviev and Kaminev) called the Troika in order to counter the influence of Trotsky. two these men had reason to believe that Trotsky would dismiss them from actor at a time he became leader.
With all his supporters Stalin was able to exploit Trotskys weaknesses.
Trotsky was seen as explosive as he had originally supported the Mensheviks and had not united the Bolsheviks until late 1917. Some claimed he had no right to power because he was a new member. He was considered arrogant and Trotsky was seen as over confident of himself. His stubbornness also led to his downfall. He didnt budge on his views and the theory of permanent revolution that he supported was unpopular, dismissed by Stalin and the...
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