Stalin would not have gained power had it not been for his ruthless nature, however there were many factors that contributed to Stalin's success. Stalin had the characteristics of a dictator from childhood, he was unable to cope with defeat or admit that he was wrong. This definitely assisted him in his quest to become ruler of Russia, though had Stalin not been a member of the Bolshevik central committee, had Russia not been in economic depression, had it not been for World War I, or Lenin's illness and death, Stalin would not have been successful. He was underestimated by his opposition, who were not united against him and he had the support of the working class of Russia, all of these factors contributed to Stalin's rise to power.

Stalin was born into a peasant family in Georgia. He was forced to live like the Russian people and had no respect for authority from a young age. His father was abusive and beat both him and his mother, however his mother remained saintly and had her heart set on Stalin becoming a priest. He did well in school, always determined to be the best, and in 1894 received a scholarship into an orthodox seminary. It was while attendin

Stalin was ruthless to the extreme, he would do anything to anyone to get to the top and he trusted no one. However, it was not just his ruthless character that led to his success. He became ruler of Russia because of a multitude of reasons. The fact that he was a member of the Bolshevik party, Lenin’s illness and death, the disunion and weakness of his opposition all contributed to Stalin gaining power. As well as the situation in Russia following years of war in both World War I and the Russian civil war. Stalin went on to become a fierce dictator, ruthlessly murdering millions of his own people and reigning through terror. Stalin became known as the last of the great Czars.

However, Lenin saw that Stalin was not the best thing for Russia and, in late 1922, wrote his last testament, to be read on the event of his death. Lenin suffered three more strokes and passed away on Jan 21, 1924. The central committee read his last testament, which promoted Trotsky for leader and demoted Stalin. Lenin wrote that he believed Stalin should loose his position as general secretary and that the ruler of Russia should be “...another man who differs in all respects from Stalin”. This was when the work Stalin put into getting the central committee on side came into play, he was able to persuade the members that Lenin was suffering from his illness and did n

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