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…Other sources: Lenin and the problem of Marxism by Kingston-Mann Russian Historians and the Soviet State by Konstantin Shteppa States and Social Revolution by Theda Skocpol. What Marx really said by Acton.…

…] From Russian Revolution by Sheila Fitzpatrick [5] From Russian Revolution by Sheila Fitzpatrick [6] From http://www.maoism.org Other sources: Lenin and the problem of Marxism by Kingston-Mann Russian Historians and the Soviet State by Konstantin Shteppa…

…instrument to rule over Russia. After Lenin’s death in 1924, Stalin came to power. He was the head of the Soviet Communist party and the Russian Government in 1929. Stalin carried on the with Lenin’s idea and by now Russia had become a complete totalitarianism…

…of War. He immediately began rebuilding the Russian "army which would give us powerful strength for the inevitable struggle" being the Civil War. By the end of May Trotsky introduced compulsory military service and mobilized an army from 100,000 in March…

…man of moderation. After Lenin died, the party members knew it was essential that the party stick together if it were to accomplish the huge task of transforming an unwilling population into good socialists. They therefore did not want a leader who might…

…and political life of The USSR in how they act and live. All the animals have a personality that emulates personality from the Russian Revolution. They plan to take over and make all things equal, by this they hope to give the power to the animals that represent…

…and his family were exiled and later executed, ending the Russian Empire. Russia was in turmoil in the early part of the 20th century until the Bolsheviks established the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) under Lenin in 1922. The Russia Soviet…

…opposition was eradicated. What taste of democracy Lenin gave to the Russian people was swiftly taken away with his death and Stalin’s emergence on the political front. The reasoning for this was to insure all class gaps were closed; Communism takes care…

…Beau Walsh Autobiography “Life in Russia as a working class laborer” Yuri, a middle aged Russian peasant labor worker sat talking with his friend Valerie; the year was 1940 and the two men sat together drinking a bottle of vodka while discussing…

…of paper money was sometimes needed to pay off a small debt, but even this cumbersome fashion of payment proved impracticable as the value of money fell hour to hour." Russia found itself in the midst of a huge famine and a revolution. Lenin heralded "peace…