Chapter 2: Stalin's character

Question 1

What was Stalin’s background?

Answer 1

Working class/ poor background

Question 2

What was the job of Stalins mother?

Answer 2

Seamstress

Question 3

What was the job of Stalins father?

Answer 3

Shoemaker

Question 4

Who in Stalin’s family was a shoemaker?

Answer 4

Father

Question 5

Who in Stalin’s family was a seamstress?

Answer 5

Mother

Question 6

What did Stalins mother do to him as a child?

Answer 6

Beat him severely

Question 7

Who beat Stalin severely as a child?

Answer 7

His mother

Question 8

Why did Stalins tough childhood allow?

Answer 8

Leader of proletariat and was able to gain mass support from the masses

Question 9

Where did Stalin find a place to become a priest?

Answer 9

Tiflis

Question 10

What was Stalin intrigued by?

Answer 10

Lenin’s writing

Underground work of revolutionaries

Question 11

What was Stalins false name?

Answer 11

Koba

Question 12

What was Koba?

Answer 12

Stalins false name?

Question 13

What did Lenin describe Stalin as?

Answer 13

That wonderful Georgian

Question 14

Who described Stalin as the wonderful Georgian?

Answer 14

Lenin

Question 15

Between what period was Stalin arrested frequently?

Answer 15

1902-15

Question 16

What happened to Stalin between 1902-1915

Answer 16

Arrested frequently

Question 17

How many times did Stalin escape Siberia

Answer 17

5 times

Question 18

What happened to Stalin whilst he was in prison?

Answer 18

Gained reputation for toughness

Question 19

Where did Stalin gain a reputation for his toughness?

Answer 19

Whilst in prison

Question 20

What toughened Stalin?

Answer 20

Death of first wife in 1907

Question 21

When was the death of Stalins first wife?

Answer 21

1907

Question 22

What did the death of Stalins first wife mean?

Answer 22

Hardened

Question 23

What was the false name that Stalin later took?

Answer 23

Stalin

Question 24

What does Stalin mean?

Answer 24

Man of steel

Question 25

What was the reasoning behind Stalin changing his name of Stalin?

Answer 25

Emphasises strength which could reflect how he will lead Russia into strength

Question 26

How many times was Stalin arrested by 1917

Answer 26

8 times

Question 27

What did Stalin become in the Petrograd Soviet?

Answer 27

Seat on executive committee

Question 28

On what committee was Stalin given a seat?

Answer 28

Executive committee of Petrograd Soviet

Question 29

What was Stalins original opinion on WW1

Answer 29

Pro war

Question 30

What changed Stalins opinion on the war?

Answer 30

Lenin’s opinion

Question 31

What did Stalin Sharing the same views as Lenin show?

Answer 31

Emphasised connection

Question 32

What was the importance of Sverdlov and Trotsky

Answer 32

Main leaders of October revolution

Question 33

What was Sverdlovs opinion on Stalin?

Answer 33

Didn’t like Stalin

Question 34

Who didn’t like Stalin?

Answer 34

Sverdlov

Question 35

Where was Stalins office located?

Answer 35

Close to Lenin’s

Question 36

What did Stalins office being close to Lenin’s mean?

Answer 36

Able to have more influence and show Lenin he was trust worthy

Question 37

What happened between Stalin and Trotsky in Tsaritsyn?

Answer 37

Argued as Stalin didn’t like taking orders from Trotsky

Question 38

Who did Stalin argue with during the civil war because he didn’t like taking orders from this person?

Answer 38

Trotsky

Question 39

Why was Stalin removed from his military post during the civil war?

Answer 39

Due to disobedience

Question 40

What did Stalins disobedience during the civil war mean?

Answer 40

Removed from military post

Question 41

Why did Lenin ignore Stalins disobedience

Answer 41

Stalin was hard working and important to Lenin

Question 42

What did it mean whilst Stalin was Liaison office between Politburo and Orgburo

Answer 42

Allowed him to monitor both parties polices and workforce

Question 43

What did Stalins growth in position show?

Answer 43

Lenin had trust in him which improved his reputation

Question 44

Who was the diarist Of the revolution

Answer 44

Sukhanov

Question 45

What did Sukhanov say about Stalin?

Answer 45

No effect in the revolution and was not memorable

Question 46

What did Lenin say about Stalin in his testament?

Answer 46

Held an enormous amount of power and unsure whether he would use it wisely

Question 47

In what essay was Lenin critical of the Workers and Peasants Inspectorate (Stalin was head of)

Answer 47

Better Fewer, But better

Question 48

What did Stalins rise within Government mean?

Answer 48

Patronage

Question 49

What did Stalins patronage mean?

Answer 49

Able to appoint people to key positions

Question 50

strengths of Stalin

Answer 50

strong position in the party (General Secretary), hard worker, had vast knowledge of expanding the party's machinery, placed loyal supporters in key positions, amiable and friendly, reasonable and reliable, underestimated by opponents, mastered marxism and leninism Useful ally as he could provide votes

Question 51

weaknesses of Stalin

Answer 51

seen as rude and violent, minor role in Oct Rev, overshadowed by others, Lenin turned against him in the Testament