... on democratic principles that in reality the Communist party held all the power. Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin were among Lenin's revolutionary/ supporters. They both helped create the Soviet state. After Lenin died because of a stroke at age 54, these/ two men (Trotsky and Stalin) became bitter ... rivals for control of the Communist Party. The outcome of this/ struggle would determine the future course of the Soviet Union. Stalin, Lenin's successor/ would aim at dramatically transforming the government and controlling every/ aspect of citizens" lives (Ralson 150). When Stalin rose to...

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... he knew was morally wrong, Nicholas's did not enact reform because of his fear of losing autocracy. " A single stroke of the sovereign Emperors pen can turn serfs into free men; but no foresight can predict the consequences of such a sudden change, and no power's will be sufficient to restore order and security amidst general anarchy (Reader, 66)." Nicholas I foreign affairs were run ... a nation that was the most powerful empire in the world. If Nicholas I would not have imposed his religious intolerance on other nations than Russia would have been able to maintain power for a longer p...

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