... between the party and government he intimately knew the workings of both. More importantly, he was solely responsible for appointing and firing new members. These new members were answerable directly to him, and initially were bureaucrats who enjoyed the perks of the job, and so remained loyal to ... votes would consistently follow him. This power was further enhanced during the "Lenin Enrolment" (1924- 26) when the party bureaucracy gained 300,000 new members, all appointed by the Secretariat under Stalin's control. Thus by Lenin's death, and more so by 1926, Stalin had huge support an...

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