For the rest of his life his shortness plagued him, causing him to resort to platform shoes and other devices in an effort to appear taller than he actually was. ... Before a series of strokes prevented Lenin from working, he wrote a secret note warning that Stalin must be removed as general secretary. ... The leading Bolsheviks finally learned of the secret note warning against Stalin, but they ignored it. ...

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