2.1 Flashcards
(12 cards)
Trotsky: personality
Lenins Testiment
Arrogant, viewed as too western by many party members
Not trusted by many as only joined party in 1917
Testament: ‘the most outstanding member’
Stalin: personality
Lenins testiment.
Loyal to Lenin until ill, then started to disobey orders
TESTIMENT: criticised for disobeying orders
Bukharin: Personality
Testament
Leading advocate for the NEP
Viewed as too young and Too left wing to be head of party
Testament: his theories ‘not fully Marxist’
Zinoviev and Kamenev
Others views on them
History of disloyalty, cowardice. Publicly criticesed lenins plans for 1917 rev. And avoided fighting civil war
Statins powerbase
General secretary
Controlled party promotions and discipline
Selected delegates for party congress
Influenced Politburo agenda
Trotskys power base
Head of Red Army
Seen as a threat, could use the army to take control
Gained loyalty of army
But most not member of party, so couldn’t attend congress
Bukhorin power base
Editor of Pravda
Could publish own views and criticise others
Zinoviev power base
Head of Petrograd soviet, loyalty of large section of party
Kamenev power base
Head of Moscow party, loyalty of large section of party
Economic ideology
Left wing (Trotsky). High peasant taxes, rapid industrialisation, encourage collectivisation
Right wing (Bukharin, Stalin etc) low peasant taxes, gradual industrialisation , allow free market. NEP!
Foreign ideology
Left wing - Trotsky - no socialist society can exist on its own. Aggressive foreign policy, could lead to war
Right wing - socialism in 1 country. Appealed to Russian nationalism
Making and breaking alliances
Triumvirate - 1923-5. Zinoviev, kamenev, Stalin. prevent Trotsky seizing power
- 1924, 13th party congress, defended NEP against left wing alternative. Ended Trotskys leadership ambition
Duumvirate - Bukharin and Stalin vs. united opposition (Zinoviev, kamenev and Trotsky) 1925-28
Defended NEP and socialism in one country 15th party congress
Trotsky, Zinoviev and kamenev expelled from party
Vs. right opposition.
Abandoned NEP and adopted left wing economic Policies
Bukharin was committed to NEP and lost credibility