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1
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In Marxist-Leninist ideology how was power supposed to be shared?

A

by a collective leadership, not held by an single, dominating leader

2
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What was the ideologic view of collective leadership?

A

that the state should be run by a leadership of committee equals

3
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`After Lenin’s death what did this create?

A

a power vacuum

4
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How was Lenin’s dictatorial style of leadership and his refusal to admit an errors a long term positive for the Party?

A

this established a long term concept that the Party could never be wrong

5
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What cemented the idea of obedience to the ‘party line’?

A

the ‘ban of factions’ in 1921

6
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How did the ban of factions in 1921 clash with other elements in the party?

A

some believed in ‘party democracy’

7
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When did the power vacuum begin?

A

it began to take shape in 1922 when Lenin became seriously incapacitated after his first stroke

8
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When was the Triumvirate established?

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1922-23

9
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Who were the members of the Triumvirate?

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  • Zinoviev
  • Kamenev
  • Stalin
10
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Why did the Triumvirate form in 1922-23?

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in order to prevent Trotsky’s ascendancy

11
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What was Lenin’s Testament?

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his ‘political will’ regarding party leadership after his death which was supposed to be read out at the Party Congress

12
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Who was Lenin’s Testament particularly harsh on?

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Stalin

13
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Why did Lenin criticise Stalin in his testament?

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  • He had brutal actions in crushing opposition and dissent in Georgia
  • Stalin had recently insulted Lenin’s wife
14
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What happened with Stalin in Georgia as Commissar of Nationalities?

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Stalin told Lenin that Georgia had been won back from the Mensheviks by a mass uprising of the Georgian people when this was not true. Stalin had crushed Georgian independence by brute force

15
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Who managed to persuade their colleagues not to publish the Testament?

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the Triumvirate

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