Why Was Stalin Able to Become Leader of Russia by 1926?

Why was Stalin able to break d cause leader of Russia by 1926? (7) In January 1924, Lenin, the Leader of the Russian communist ships company died. Trotsky, the leader of the Red army seemed like Lenins successor at the time as he played a major agency in the civil war. Meanwhile, Stalin held two positions Peoples commissar for Nationalities (responsible for the several(predicate) nationalities in the Soviet empire) and General monument (responsible for the day to day cart track of the ships company. He was overly a member of the Politburo, the fellowship leaders who ran the province after Lenins death.They consist of Stalin, Trotsky, Zinoviev, Kamenev, Bukharin, Rykov and Tomsky. As Lenins funeral was organized by Stalin since he was regarded as the societys administrator beca commit of his position as General Secretary, Stalin was able to deliver the oration. This enabled him to portray himself as the chief mourner, and successor to Lenin. Stalin also telegrammed Trotsky the wrong date. Many saw Trotskys absent as disrespect for Lenin who had assumed a God-like status so his reputation was damaged. As a result, Lenins funeral gained Stalin reenforcement and made Trotsky unpopular, contributing to his success in being the leader of Russia.Apart from that, the fact that the Politburo decided not to publish Lenins Testament which contains criticisms of them also contributes to Stalins success. This is because in his testament, Lenin had wanted Stalin removed from his position. Members of the party may not have halted Stalin if they had read the testament containing criticisms of him. They would plausibly support Lenins desire for Stalin to be removed from his position. Apart from modify Stalin to gain support during Lenins funeral, his position as General Secretary also contributes to his success in becoming Russias leader in many ways.As it enabled him to access personal files of party members, Stalin gained information which he could use against his rivals. Furthermore, it also gave him the right to appoint new party members so he appointed his supporters. During Lenin Enrolment between 1923-5, over half a zillion new members joined the party as it gave them privileges. This made them loyal to Stalin as he had allowed them into the party. New members could easily identify with Stalin because of his humble, peasant background and support for Stalin grew. On the other(a) hand, Trotsky was unpopular.He came from a wealthy Jewish background and had a late conversion to Bolshevism. He was an intellectual who appeared arrogant. He also did not cultivate support but worked alone. This could be because of his poor judgment regarding other people. Trotsky also believed in the Permanent Revolution but in contrast, Stalin promoted collectivism in one country. Many feared that Trotskys idea of existence revolution would ruin Russia so support increased for Stalin. In 1924, Trotsky express the partys bureaucracy was too big and wa s working for its own benefit.He was isolated by Stalin as Stalin had joined with Zinoviev and Kamenev to form the Triumvirate. This happened before Lenins death and the aim of this alliance is to prevent Trotsky from being the next party leader. They campaigned against Trotsky by publishing his disagreement s with Lenin during 1903-7. They also use Stalins position as General Secretary and the 1921 ban against factions to remove Trotskys supporters from their influential positions. This led to Trotsky being constantly isolated and outvoted.In 1925, Trotsky was forced to forsake from his position of Commissar for War. Stalin, as a member of the Triumvirate has partly overcome the Left Opposition. However, In April 1926, Zinoviev and Kamenev realized that Stalin is exploiting his position as he used it to appoint his supporters into the party. They joined forces with Trotsky to form the United Opposition. They planned to restore company and Soviet democracy and end the NEP (New Eco nomic Policy). They were defeated in 1926 at the central committee meeting because Stalin called in his support and banned them from speaking.He also used his control of Party Congresses and elections to outvote them. They worked secretly but were and so accused of factionalism (breaking the party) and were expelled from the party. The United Opposition was successfully defeated by Stalin and the party is now full of his supporters. As a conclusion, Stalins political schemes with the service which his position as General Secretary offered enabled him to remove his rivals, gain support and power so he was able to become leader of Russia by 1926. Beatrice 11. 1