MISC POWER VACCUM

ON THE QUESTION OF LENINISM - Stalin’s book in the power struggle, argues for socialism in once country but misrepresents what lenin said (part of the literary discussion)

November 1927 Trotsky, Zinoviev and Kamenev expelled from the party altogether

15th party congress (Dec 1927) expulsions are confirmed and dozens of other ‘oppositionists’ expelled also

SERVICE - ‘Stalin demanded effeciency as well as loyalty from gang members’

Stalins supporters: Molotov (assistant and general secretary), Kaganovich (first secatory of Ukranian party) Voroshvov (ally as they were both political commisars in the civil war) Kirov (rising star in the leningrad party

post 13th party congress, tensions increased and kamenev and Zinoviev are upset they can’t control Stalin

at the 13th is the perfect occasion as Trptsky hesitates

January 1925 - Trotsky has to give up his position as peoples commissar for war, Zinvoviev plans to expel Trotsky (stalin declines)

1922 the triumveriate established

1928 Stalin turns on Bukharin - attacks NEP and promotes rapid industrialisation

Lenin’s minders are Krupskaya and Mariya (sister)

Marxist lenininst ideology power supposed to be shared by collective leadership - ok Lenin didn’t do this to consolidate Bolshevik power after civil war

SERVICE - suggests Trotsky didn’t move in 1924 party congress as he doesn’t want to reawaken fears that hes after supreme. power

Tomsky removed from trade unions

Bulharin admitted he made some mistakes in Noveber 1930 (desperate for some influence)

‘grey blur’