How Did Joseph Stalin Rise To Power

Following the death of Vladimir Lenin, Stalin utilized the political divisions within the Russian government to gain power. Firstly, Stalin was given the position of Commissar of Nationalities, which entitled the power of patronage. After Lenin died, Stalin competed with other members of the Politburo for power, however he was able to use the power of patronage to extend privileges to his supporters and isolate his competitors. This power allowed him support himself within politics and attributed to his own rise in leadership. Also, Stalin utilized the political divisions between his fellow members of the Politburo, as seen by the triumvirate that he formed. This bloc within the Politburo consisted of Stalin, Kamenev, and Zinoviev and had the

Dictatorship throughout the ages has mainly led to oppression and conflict between people and government. Some of the notoriously bad dictators took office around the 1920’s and 1930’s. There were three main dictators in that time period and they all ran different countries in very different ways. Josef Stalin was known as the dictator of the Soviet Union, he was all about communism and did not care if there was opposition to his ideas. On the other hand, Benito Mussolini was in charge of Italy and all about fascism. Possibly the worst known dictator of all times was Hitler, in charge of, Germany, he was all about Nazism. Each had a different outlook on ruling, but they all did things similarly to lead to nations hatred against them. Basically, their ultimate goal was to do what was best for their countries, however, there want for power tended to get in the way. They all wanted to accomplish many things, they used many different ideas and ways to run their nations. They were all blamed for their nations demise in one way or another. This essay will discuss the similarities and differences between Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini.

The mid-20th century was a time of mass murders and totalitarian regimes. Many know of the atrocities committed under Hitler’s Nazi Germany and consider it to be the cause of the highest death count of the time. However, this may not be the case. Timothy Snyder argues in his book entitled Bloodlands: Europe between Hitler and Stalin that Hitler was not the sole bad guy of the time period. Despite the differing goals of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin, the two regimes intertwined to create a death toll in the bloodlands region of Europe that neither could have achieved on its own and was unprecedented in western history.

The purpose of this paper is to explain the strengths and weaknesses of Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler with regards to their respective leadership styles and their interaction with their subordinates. I will analyze each leader’s qualities and then compare them to one another as I close out this document. This paper will rely extensively on knowledge gained through reading of two sources of documentation. The first document from Seweryn Bialer called “Stalin and His Generals” and the second document is from Albert Speer and his memoir “Inside the Third Reich”. I will first focus on Adolf Hitler by utilizing Albert Speer’s, “Inside the Third Reich” and then change the focus to Joseph Stalin by referencing Seweryn Bialer’s piece, “Stalin and His Generals” and then give my thoughts as I compare the two leaders for the conclusion of the paper.

The names Hitler and Mussolini strike a chord with anyone who has taken a world history class. These two names bring to mind great social changes. The political ideals and movements associated with these two historical figures attributed to their different lasting legacies. Images of a dictator controlling his army come to mind when either name is used. These two names have become synonymous with Europe’s history. Hitler and Mussolini attained complete social and political control through manipulation of the people of their countries. They succeeded in doing so by using unparalleled tactics and techniques.

Everybody knows who Joseph Stalin is, but very few people know the name Nikita Khruschev. Khrushchev was Stalins successor, and was just as instrumental as Stalin in getting Russia to where it is now, although in his time it was known as the communist Soviet Union. Born in April of 1894, Khrushchev’s story begins very similar to other influential people in history: he grew up in a generally normal household but steadily rose to a high position of power. At 14, Khrushchev and his family moved to a small mining town in Ukraine where he began an apprenticeship as a metalworker, which allowed him to start working. He was raised in a religious household but in 1918, he joined the Bolsheviks, which was a communist organization.

During the 20th century Lenin, Hitler and Stalin made the most influence on the time period because all three individuals made national and global impacts during their time in power. The 20th century was a time of nationalism, imperialism, expansionism and change. All over the world classes, lectures, books, movies and other sources discuss these powerful names, but why? Lenin was the first of the three to come into power and would come to influence both Stalin and Hitler because of Leninism and how Lenin ruled Russia. Stalin and Hitler followed, both coming into power around world war 2. Both Hitler and Stalin affected ww2 and other grand global disputes. The 20th century involved nuclear power, space exploration, and the digital revolution.

Almost everyone knows what a monster Adolf Hitler was, but most people do not know that one of the great ally leader of World War II, Joseph Stalin, had committed even greater atrocities than Hitler. Joseph Stalin was a ruthless and yet diligent dictator of the Soviet Union, whose rise to power influenced a multitude of major events in his country’s history. Due to Stalin’s impactful reign, he made the Soviet Union become a global superpower, underwent difficult hardships such as the Great Famine in the Soviet Union, and after his death, caused the Soviet Union to go through a process known as de-Stalinization.

Stalin was responsible for the death of millions of innocent people. Joseph Stalin was the general secretary of the Bolshevik party in Russia. Joseph was a cold man that did not care about the Russian people. Under Stalin rule, Russia and Russian people’s lives were turned upside down. Stalin took complete control in 1928. Stalin did not care about anyone or anything outside of Russia. Though Stalin rule his ultimate goal was a perfect communist state. Though his rule he planned on accomplishing this politically,economically and socially.

In the 20th century, Hitler ruled over Germany with a strong, brutal fascist ideology. His manner of securing power was very much based on fear and manipulation. Compared to Stalin, who gained power through the torture of his own people for his gain, Hitler's ways were much worse, using scare tactics to make people follow him and playing mind games with other countries and their leaders. Also, what he believed about the enemies of his state was extremely based on his own feelings and ideas. In addition, the way he attempted to make his nation great and mighty was very intense and shocking to many.

Stalin and Hitler emerged at the time when political and economic instability had crippled the USSR and Germany. They began making improvements which encouraged their people to believe that prosperous times await them. This notion would unfortunately turn out as an illusion. Both figures would eventually rule by decree. Despite treading on different paths of dictatorship, both figures still find some commonalities.

Dystopian societies are in the real world today and have been before. Many of them can vary in severity but all of them are terrible. A dystopian society is an imbalance between the government and the people and how their choices affect the society in a bad way; Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Germany is a very good example of a dystopian society. By analyzing Nazi Germany and Hitler’s tyranny, one can notice Adolf’s changes in Germany, his impacts on people, and how the genres of literature can be taught through dystopia.

To annoy his father, Adolf decided to rebel and to only do well in the classes in which he wished to do well, just to annoy his father. When he was 14, Adolf’s father died, and he convinced his mother to let him quit school. He spent his days visiting the opera, library, and theater. When Hitler was 18 years old, he traveled to Vienna, Austria, and applied to the Academy of Fine arts, but did not get in. Hitler’s mother passed away in 1907, he was heartbroken, and the doctor said that he had never seen someone so overcome with grief as Adolf Hitler to the loss of his mother. After this tragic event in Hitler’s life, he re-applied to the Academy of Fine Arts again and did not get in. Hitler began to live a drifter life with no home or joke, making money here and there.

When compared, Nazism and Stalinism are most often debated in terms of totalitarian regimes. Further comparisons can be made however, when looking at how both regimes were able to ascend to totalitarian status and how the aims of Stalinism and Nazism compare. Both Germany and Russia possessed imperialistic ambitions that spilled over into Central and Eastern European countries. Both Nazism and Stalinism sought to build utopic societies by implementing a final and permanent revolution. People that did not fit into to the utopic image created by Stalin and Hitler would be forcibly removed from each society by the use of violence and terroristic tactics. As Nazism and Stalinism rose to power, they implemented a system of inclusion and exclusion by creating an image that all nationals should aspire to. Poland was a victim of both regimes’ attempts at utopia and was nearly completely lost to the annals of history.

Born in the Austrian town of Braunau on April 20, 1889, Adolf was the fourth child of Alois Schickelgruber and Klara Hitler. By 1900, young Adolf's talents as an artist surfaced. He did well enough in school to be eligible for either the university preparatory school or the technical/scientific Realschule. Because the technical/scientific Realschule had a course in drawing, Adolf enrolled in there. Adolf suffered from frequent lung infections, and he quit school at the age of 16, partially the result of ill health, but mainly the result of poor schoolwork. In 1906, Adolf traveled Vienna to seek his fortune, but he wasn't able to get admission to any prestigious art school. Hitler spent six years there, living on a