He was a good organiser, and had a strong character, despite being described as "dull and boring- by other party members. In addition to this, in his Testament, Lenin depicted Stalin as being "too rude-. ... In addition to this, Lenin regarded him as able and reliable, although in his Testament, Lenin had criticised him for his lack of enthusiasm for the Bolshevik seizure in October 1917. ... This ban dictated that there were "to be no groups within the party that tried to put forward new ideas, which disagreed with the official policy and the Party leadership-. ... A new role that was made to...

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Stalin had now picked up his new pseudonym (Stalin) meaning "Man of Steel. ... After the takeover of the government, Stalin became a member of the new government's Soviet of People's Commissars, heading the Commissariat for Nationality Affairs. ... Stalin did not like this testament and through political maneuvering, had it concealed. ... Stalin's character was formed through an early environment of his father's uncontrollable rages, and ill treatment. ...

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D Analysis This investigation proves important because it shows the character of Josef Stalin and his struggle to come to power in Russia. ... Once Lenin became incapable of running the party a new candidate had to be chosen. ... He used Lenin's last testament to make himself look good and those two men along with Trotsky look bad. ...

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