leon trotsky vs. josef stalin
-after Lenin died Trotsky and Stalin fought for power.
-Trotsky although well liked after the revolution was slowly made out to be unpatriotic by stalin's control over the media.
-Stalin eventually won the power struggle and exiled Trotsky from Russia.
-Stalin was still scared Trotsky may come back and had the KGB kill Trotsky.
-Trotsky although well liked after the revolution was slowly made out to be unpatriotic by stalin's control over the media.
-Stalin eventually won the power struggle and exiled Trotsky from Russia.
-Stalin was still scared Trotsky may come back and had the KGB kill Trotsky.
summary
Trotsky was no match for Stalin because Stalin had spent his years in the party building loyalty and support. By 1927, Stalin had effectively eliminated all of his political rivals (and exiled Trotsky) to emerge as the head of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
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