WorksheetsRussian politics chapter 1 From Lenin to Stalin
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 27mins
How did Stalin take complete control over the USSR?
Which of these strands are relevant to write paragraphs on ?
The role of Lenin a long term cause as he created the role of General Secretary, nomenklatura and the Lenin enrolment which all gave a huge amount of power to Stalin
The failure of his opposition who underestimated Mr Card-Index for example Kamenev ann Zinoviev helped Stalin becasue they thought the bigger enemy was Trotsky?
The different policies that Lenin had created on the economy such as NEP and WAr Communism created division in the old Bolsheviks and Stalin exploited this by creating alliances
Stalin's role as General Secretary was used to decide who entered the party as part of the Lenin enrolment and he kept out people who might not support him.
After the Civil War Lenin created the Ban on Factions in 1921. This stopped opposition to the ideas of the politburo. Stalin used this to get rid of Trotsky who wanted World Revolution instead of Stalin's Revolution in one country. This was because he was in charge of administering this policy
Why was the role of General Secretary so powerful?
He was the Head of the Lenin Enrolment so over time will make sure that the new members of the party support him
he was Party Secretary in Moscow?
He was the head of Sovnarkom?
He was a party Secretary in Leningrad
Stalin was in charge of the nomenklatura system within the party which decides who will be promoted. He only promoted his cronies such as Molotov.
The opposition was weak because...USE page 21 to help
Leon Trotsky was considered to be the main ....but he was arrogant and not a ....
Zinoviev was Party Secretary in ...He was a skilled ....but he was ...and ineffectual
Bukharin was the ".....boy"but lacked political....
All of these men's roles were weaker than that of the General...
(a)
In getting rid of opposition. Who were the Left opposition?What did they disagree over?
Bukharin and Stalin: Permanent Revolution(World Revolution ) and ending NEP becasue it is Capitalist
Trotsky, Kamenev and Zinoviev: , Permanent Revolution(World Revolution ) and ending NEP because it is Capitalist
Bukharin: Permanent Revolution(World Revolution ) and ending NEP becasue it is Capitalist
Tomsky and Rykov: Permanent Revolution(World Revolution ) and ending NEP becasue it is Capitalist
How did Stalin undermine Bukharin in 1928(page 22)
He changed from supporting NEP to supporting the idea of Five Year Plans
Stalin criticised him at the 15th Party Conference
He sent a directive to Party members called the "Foundations of Leninism " which presented the case to end NEP which was really easy for them to understand
Stalin pointed out that Bukharin had disagreed with Lenin in the past
Bukharin was accused of Trotskyism becasue he criticised the bureaucracy (Stalin) just as Trotsky had done.
Why did the Great Purge of the 1930s begin. Which of these themes help to explain why it began. Which do you think is the most important?
Lenin had used purges already in 1917 to deal with counter-revolution, sabotage and speculation. 200,000 people died so the idea is not new
There was criticism of Stalin within the party for instance in 1932 Ryutin uissued a document to the CC claiming Stalin was a dicator
Fanya Kaplin tried to kill Stalin
At the 17th Party Congress in 1934 -the Congress of Victors moderats tried to get Kirov to criticise Stalin
Dzerzhinsky was committed to getting rid of enemies of the state
Who was put on trial in the trial of the Twenty- One in 1938?
Zinoviev and Kamenev
Radek and Pyatakov
Bukharin and Rykov
Andrea Vyshinsky
Tomsky
Who was the "bloody dwarf"
Stalin
Yagoda
Yezhov
Dzerzhinsky
Put the heads of the Secret police in the correct order
Dzerzhinsky, Yagoda, Yezhov, Beria
Yagoda, Dzerzhinsky, Yezhov, Beria
Dzerzhinsky, Yezhov,Yagoda, , Beria
Beria,Dzerzhinsky, Yagoda, Yezhov,
Who oversaw the most excessive part of the purges including 3,000 of his own personal in the first 6 months that he led the Secret police
Yagoda
Yezhov
Dzerzhinsky
Beria
What was the end of Trotsky
Committed suicide before the trial of the 21 in 1938
Killed in 1940 in Leningrad with an ice pick
Killed in 1940 in Valencia with an ice pick
Killed in 1940 in Mexico with an ice pick
How is Stalins use of Terror different to Lenin's
Stalin attacked the old Bolsheviks -the elite of the party who were in the original Bolshevik movement and Lenin didn't
Both show they accept the concept of Terror as Lenin set it up as soon as he was in power in 1917 and Stalin accepted the expansion of gulags (which had been created by Lenin)
Lenin's use of Terror against the people led to approximately 200, 000 deaths; Stalin's use of Terror in the 1930s killed around 1 million
Lenin attacked the enemies of the revolution during the Civil War , Stalin systematically attacked: The Old Bolsheviks who could oppose him, the the Red Army in 1937, then the Secret Police. So Yagoda was removed in 1936 and Yezhov in 1939
Who did Stalin get rid (kill) of by 1930 so that he could dominate the Communist party
Bukharin, Yezhov, Beria, Rykov, Tomsky, Trotsky
Bukharin, Zinoviev, Kollentai, Rykov, Furtseva, Trotsky
Bukharin, Zinoviev, Kamenev, Rykov, Tomsky, Trotsky
Lenin, Zinoviev, Kamenev, Rykov, Tomsky, Trotsky
How did Stalin control the party
More meetings of the Politburo so that he can keep an eye on them
Use of subgroups outside of the Politburo that Stalin dominates
Executing people who disagree with you in meetings like Pavel Rychagov
Using cronies like Molotov and Kagonovich
Why was the 1936 Constitution described as "the only thoroughly democratic constitution in the world"
it created the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Every citizen in the USSR was given the vote even the bourgeois
It gave freedom of the press, religion and organisation
It allowed people to vote for non-Communists
How far was Stalin NOT a dictator? Which of these arguments are correct?
When Stalin wanted Ryutin executed in 1932 (Ryutin had denounced him) he was not allowed. He went to prison for 10 years instead
The second 5 year plan was felt to be too ambitious and he had to set lower targets (remember the 17th Party Congress)
He persuaded the party to accept the Treaty of Brest -Litovsk because of the weight of his personal authority
Kirov got more votes thann Stalinin the elections to the Central Committee of the oparty in 1934
What is "Dizzy with Success"?
a great Saturday night
a statement from Stalin blaming the Party for being over zealous in bringing in collectivisation
a speech warning about how behind the USSR was in comparison to other countries
an illumination of reality
During World War Two evidence that Stalin had less personal power was the
use of terror reduced
creation of the Veshenka
creation of the State Defence Committee(GKO)
Kirov was more popular
Evidence of lessening power AFTER World War Two was...
The Politburo was renamed the presidium and increased in number from 10 to 36
Stalin's cronies were eclipsed by people he doesnt like as much Malenkov and Beria
He removed concessions given to the Orthodox church during World War Two
Stalin could only say "vot, vot" having had a stroke
What is Sovnarkom
The inner group of the Party leaders . It passes on its decisions to the Council of People's Commissars
The top level of the Soviet-the Council of People's Commissars. It should make the decisions for the state
The name for te ban on the formation of factions in 1921. Those who refuse are expelled from the party
A policy which moved away from the tight state control of the economy
Which of these are left wing parties in 1917?
Socialist Revolutionaries
Cheka
Mensheviks
Ukrainians, Poles and Finns
What was the Consituent Assembly elected in January 1918?
An organisation that agreed to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The event where Lenin announced "On Party Unity" where conformity was imposed on the party
A parliament to be elected by the people of Russia. It would be a democracy
A government dominated by teh Socialist Revolutionaries
How many votes did the SRs and Bolsheviks win in election for the Constituent Assembly in January 1918
SR's won 410 seats and the Bolsheviks won 175 seats
SR's won 175 seats and the Bolsheviks won 410 seats
SR's won 41 seats and the Bolsheviks won 17.5 seats
None there was no such event as the election for the Constituent Assembly
Lenin said "The place for Mensheviks and the SR's was in...."
the Aral Sea
Nagorno-Karabakh
prison
government
Which countries were lost as a result of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk in 1918?
The Baltic states -Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia
Nagorno-Karabakh
Finland, the Ukraine and part of the Caucasus region
The Virgin Lands
What did the 1924 Soviet Constitution decide
it was "the only thoroughly democratic constitution in the world"
Allows Russia to dominate the state as it has 90% of the land and 72% of te population
Creates the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics(USSR)
Brings all power to Moscow
that kulaks and priests to vote
Which of these decrees were passed by Lenin in 1917
The Decree on Land in which peasants can take land from the nobility
The Decree on Peace which commits the government to leaving the war
The Decree on Workers Control which creates an 8 hour day and a minimum wage
The decree of Liberman
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