The Importance of Trotsky, Lenin and Stalin to the Communist Dictatorship in Russia

“Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners” (Lenin). Lenin was founder of the Russian Communist Party, leader of the Bolshevik Revolution, and architect and first head of the Soviet state. He was also the inspiration for ‘Leninism” which was conjoined with Marx's work to create Marxism-Leninism. He has been regarded as one of the greatest revolutionary leaders and thinkers since Marx. Vladimir Lenin was an important Russian leader that helped shape Russian society to what it is now.

Despite starting his political journey as a supporter of the Menshevik wing (peaceful communism), Leon Trotsky became one of the paramount powers of the Bolshevik party, leading their Red Army to victory during the Russian civil war of 1918 to 1921; so

When Lenin lived, he was the second most powerful man in the nation. He lost leadership to Stalin and was murdered by Stalin’s men in Mexico. Just like the world controllers in the Brave New World, Trotsky believed that everyone must fulfill their duty toward the nation so the nation could prosper. In the BNW, the society would not function if the citizens didn’t do their roles.

According to History.com Staff, “The provisional government had created a group of leaders from Russia’s bourgeois capitalist class. Lenin would alternatively call for a Soviet state that would be controlled directly by councils of workers, peasants, and soldiers.” (“Russian Revolution”). Both decided that the Soviets was going to be a useful instrument in the next revolution. They didn't want the Soviets to have all the power until they could control them. In the book, Rise and fall of Communism 2009, Archie Brown shows us that, “On 12 October, according to the old calendar, Trotsky took command of the Military Revolutionary Committee of the Petrograd Soviet and on 25 October...the Bolsheviks seized power in Petrograd” (Brown 51). Insurrection was to start, but there were complications with the date set. In the book, The History of the Russian Revolution 1960, Leon Trotsky says, “At a session of the Petrograd Soviet on the 18th, Trotsky, in answer to a question raised by the enemy, declared that the Soviet had not set a date for an insurrection, in the coming days, but that if it became necessary to set one, the workers and soldiers would come out as one man” (Trotsky 162). There were forty thousand workers in the army of Petrograd.

Trotsky was part of the Bolshevic party during the early years of the USSR. He fought against Stalin for ruling power of the USSR. Stalin won and banished Trotsky

Vladmir Lenin, a name that many of us know. He was a brilliant scholar, a Marxist, a revolutionary and the man who orchestrated the Bolshevik revolution. Most people argue that Lenin's revolution was a communist revolution but is it true?

After Stalin's death was announced, huge, weeping crowds filled Moscow's streets, while his embalmed body was placed alongside Lenin in the Red Square mausoleum. The country that he had ravaged continued to honor him--but only for a time. In February of 1956 his successor, Nikita Krushchev, addressed a "secret session" of the 20th Party Congress, where he spent three hours denouncing Stalin, thus beginning the process known as de-Stalinization. The departed dictator's name was removed from public buildings, streets, and cities (Stalingrad was renamed Volgograd); his cult of personality was denounced; his body was removed from Red Square and reburied elsewhere. But the Soviet state that he had built survived for another forty years. The Cold

Trotsky was a violent revolutionary, his beliefs and ideals are extreme and led to many uproars/revolutions, that caused

Lenin’s role in the revolution is writing about it, and by spreading the word. Spreading the word is how Lenin effected the revolution, he then made people want to revolt which cause the revolution (“Vladimir Llyich Lenin”). Lenin influenced a certain group of people called Marxist. Marxist is a group of communist. He went around Europe meeting with other Marxist and making important contacts.

His influence on the revolution, how they contribution to the revolution? During the October revolution he joined the Bolsheviks and eventually became a leader in the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party. Due to their role in the failed uprising in July, Bolshevik leaders were arrested while Lenin fled to Finland; the leaderless Bolsheviks looked to Trotsky to lead them, but within weeks Trotsky was arrested and imprisoned. With Lenin exiled, Trotsky began arming, recruiting and disciplining the red guard Bolsheviks and by October was elected chairman of the Petrograd Soviet. Given his role as leader of the Military Revolutionary Committee he was primarily responsible for organising the movement of Red Guard and the issuing, weapons and the success of the November Revolution.

Stalin vs. Trotsky I. Dzhugashvili and Bronstein Joseph Stalin, born Dzhugashvili, and Leon Trotsky, born Bronstein, were the same age, and both had been from early youth members of the Russian Social Democratic party. As dedicated Communists, they had common basic outlook: they were philosophical materialists, committed to the unity of theory and practice and bent upon spreading Communism throughout the whole world. While Lenin was alive (at any rate until 1922) both men had a secure place in his favor and therefore in the party as a whole. Since 1917, at least, Trotsky had supported Lenin on the main issues and seemed to have more of his candor and flexibility than Stalin. However, as

Everyone is a product of their circumstance, yet, important individuals can shape events within their times. The statement “individuals are a product of their times” can be related to Leon Trotsky a Marxists revolutionary whom is famous for his participation in the upheaval of Tsarist Russia throughout the early nineteen hundreds. Born into a period of turbulent social and political change due to the Russian industrial revolution, Trotsky was shaped by his context and events in his early life. However, it is to a greater extent that Trotsky was a significant player and shaper of events within his later life. Trotsky cemented himself as an important Historical figure who was a product of their time due to his participation in Russia 's revolution and the series of important events leading to the revolution, his ability to successfully lead an army of over 5 million in the Russian civil war, intellectual literature on Marxism and revolutionary powers and his position as a Commissar of War. Though this statement was not always relevant to Trotsky, during the struggle for power in the 1920s he was decimated by Joseph Stalin whom had far great ability to politically maneuver his way to power. Trotsky has also been criticised for his inability to formulate realistic policies during the industrialisation debate of the 1920s. He continued to espouse ‘permanent revolution’ at a time when such a policy had little prospect of success. Trotsky’s life after exile proved to be irrelevant

When Trotsky was nine, his father sent him to school in Odessa. He was enrolled in a historically German school, which became increasingly Russified during his years in Odessa due to the government's policy of russification. While a good student, even in his youth Trotsky was rebellious, organizing a protest against an unpopular teacher in the second grade.

Russia’s leader at the time, Vladimir Lenin was Established Communist governments throughout Russia. He suppressed individual liberties & punished opponents, Renamed these territories the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics the USSR. Joseph Stalin Became Soviet dictator after Lenin died in 1926. Massive effort to industrialize USSR, They tolerated no opposition 8-10 million peasants killed

Lenin believed that Trotsky was the best suitable to take the Communist party to the next level. Trotsky was not all that popular among party members though and Stalin was in a position as Gen Sek, or General Secretary, to place his people in powerful positions throughout the party. Also, Stalin worked extremely hard at achieving power whereas Trotsky was rather lazy. Because of these reasons along with Stalin's "zero tolerance" attitude towards everyone, he was able to seize control.