Stalin's Regime Totalitarianism is defined as of or being a political system in which those in power have complete control and do not allow people freely to oppose them. ... Stalin's policy of state-organized industrialization turned his country into a powerful industrial and military power. ... Stalin died in 1953 from complications due to a stroke, putting and end to his reign of terror. ...
After Lenin's death in January 1924, the main struggle for power began amongst the seven man Politburo. ... He was made party secretary in Leningrad, thus allowing him to build a strong power base. ... There were many chances he had to over-power Stalin, for example by attending Lenin's funeral and organising it. ... Few people realised how paramount this would become later on in the power struggle. ... Because of his influence in this task many owed their jobs to him, therefore increasing his power base. ...
But by the end of 1922, Stalin's growing power began to disturb Lenin. Before a series of strokes prevented Lenin from working, he wrote a secret note warning that Stalin must be removed as general secretary. He wrote that Stalin was too "rude" in personal relations and abused the power of his office. ... Instead, Stalin continued to build his own power. He cleverly used this power to destroy his rivals. ...
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, known famously as Lenin, died on the 21st of January in 1924 after having suffered many strokes. ... Lenin can be seen as the backbone and driver in the events now referred to as the October revolution, where the Bolshevik's (Lenin's party) took over the Russian government in St Petersburg and were not only successful in seizing power but able to hang onto the position during a long civil war and thereafter. ... This once again supports the theory that Lenin was the driver of the revolution and without him the revolution may have occurred but not gained the s...
