Invited to Central Committee of the Bolsh Party
Became editor of Pravda (’Truth’)
During 1917 February Revolution
Directed Bolsh Campaigners in election
Lenin took note of Stalin
Approved of his activities, speeches and articles
Given seat in Executive Committee of the Petrograd Soviet
Structuralist
Became in charge of Orgburo
Elected into the new Politburo
Ban of Factions
Became General Secretary
Lenin Suffers from a stroke in December 1922
Takes control of the Nomenklatura list.
Krupskaya
Feed select information to Lenin as he is suffering from strokes
Paints Stalin in a bad Light
Suports Trotsky
Made Lenin have a bad attitude aginst Stalin
Releases Lenin’s ‘Testement’ to congress after his death (March 18, 1924)
Lenin Dies
“Socialism in One Country” policy
Turn against the NEP
Undispluted Leader in the USSR
Stalin was close to Lenin
Underestemated
Very Lucky/Good Timing
General Secretary
Failiure of Trotsky
Party Secretary
Positions in Orgburo and the Secretariat
Control of positions and responsibilities
Could put his supporters in key positions
High power over party secretaries as he would appoint his supporters
Control of Party organizations
Control of party membership