The Russian Civil War and The Rise of Stalin

The Russian Civil War The Russian Civil War and The Rise of Stalinand The Rise of Stalin

The Russian Civil WarThe Russian Civil War

The Rise of Vladimir LeninThe Rise of Vladimir Lenin

The Rise of Joseph StalinThe Rise of Joseph Stalin


WWI, famine and civil war WWI, famine and civil war effected Russia’s effected Russia’s industrial abilityindustrial ability

Should Russia be a Should Russia be a government run industry government run industry or a capitalistic economy?or a capitalistic economy?

Lenin will seek balance Lenin will seek balance by allowing moderate by allowing moderate unions and an economy unions and an economy controlled by governmentcontrolled by government

It will failIt will fail


Vladimir Lenin would take Vladimir Lenin would take a revolutionary stance a revolutionary stance after his brother’s after his brother’s executionexecutionHe will be expelled from He will be expelled from college and exiled to college and exiled to Serbia in 1895-1900 for Serbia in 1895-1900 for his Marxist leaningshis Marxist leaningsHe will return to Russia He will return to Russia during the Revolution in during the Revolution in 1917 and successfully 1917 and successfully become dictator but not become dictator but not by his leadership by his leadership


Under Lenin Russia Under Lenin Russia will will Withdraw from fighting Withdraw from fighting

against Germany in against Germany in WWIWWI

Nationalize banks and Nationalize banks and the economythe economy

Religion will be Religion will be abolishedabolished

Distribute land to the Distribute land to the peasantspeasants


Lenin will attempt to Lenin will attempt to spread communism in spread communism in Europe but will failEurope but will fail

He succeeded in bringing He succeeded in bringing extensive nationalization extensive nationalization to industry and food to industry and food distributiondistribution

Lenin consolidated local, Lenin consolidated local, regional and central regional and central politics to follow politics to follow communistic doctrinecommunistic doctrine


1918, Lenin is the target of a 1918, Lenin is the target of a failed assassinationfailed assassinationThe Lenin led government The Lenin led government launches the “Red Terror” launches the “Red Terror” and has over 300,000 and has over 300,000 suspected sympathizers suspected sympathizers executedexecutedThe Russian Civil War will be The Russian Civil War will be waged between the White waged between the White Army who seek a return to Army who seek a return to Tsarist rule and the Red Tsarist rule and the Red Army that is protecting Army that is protecting communist rule and hoping communist rule and hoping to spread as wellto spread as well

The White Army will inflect brutality on its own people with mass The White Army will inflect brutality on its own people with mass torture and executionstorture and executionsLenin will attempt to spread communism in Europe but will be easily Lenin will attempt to spread communism in Europe but will be easily repulsed by Polandrepulsed by PolandThe U.S., France, Britain and Japan will provide assistance to the The U.S., France, Britain and Japan will provide assistance to the White Army because they fear communism in RussiaWhite Army because they fear communism in RussiaRussia does annex Georgia and ArmeniaRussia does annex Georgia and Armenia


Lenin will die in 1924 of a Lenin will die in 1924 of a strokestrokePrior to his death Lenin Prior to his death Lenin had written a testament had written a testament stating that Joseph Stalin stating that Joseph Stalin be removed from the be removed from the partypartyStalin supporters will Stalin supporters will conceal this document conceal this document and this assures Stalin’s and this assures Stalin’s rise to Secretary General rise to Secretary General of the Communist Partyof the Communist Party


Joseph Stalin was born into Joseph Stalin was born into a poor class family, a poor class family, He was fascinated with He was fascinated with stories dealing with stories dealing with overcoming insurmountable overcoming insurmountable oddsoddsHe is a harsh man, he does He is a harsh man, he does not attend his mothers not attend his mothers funeral and he does not funeral and he does not attempt to retrieve his son attempt to retrieve his son from a prisoner of war camp from a prisoner of war camp in 1917in 1917


Stalin rises through the Stalin rises through the ranks of politics through ranks of politics through ruthlessness and cunningruthlessness and cunningHe played his opponents He played his opponents against one another and against one another and he used his poor he used his poor background to appeal to background to appeal to the peoplethe peopleDuring the Russian During the Russian Revolution he will serve Revolution he will serve as a commissaras a commissarHe achieves complete He achieves complete power by arresting or power by arresting or executing his supporters executing his supporters who put him in power who put him in power


He will put the country on He will put the country on a crash course of a crash course of collectivization in which collectivization in which the Russian state would the Russian state would feed itself feed itself The Agriculture sector will The Agriculture sector will be moved to working in be moved to working in heavy industry, this will heavy industry, this will cause low food cause low food production and starvationproduction and starvation14 million are believed to 14 million are believed to have been killed because have been killed because of this program of this program


He achieves complete He achieves complete power by purging the power by purging the ranks of his supporters ranks of his supporters who put him in powerwho put him in power

Grand trials will be held in Grand trials will be held in the public, this instills fear the public, this instills fear and at the same time and at the same time loyaltyloyalty

In 1929 he becomes the In 1929 he becomes the Secretary General of the Secretary General of the Communist PartyCommunist Party


““Russian Motherhood” Russian Motherhood” under the regime was under the regime was glorified as it sought to glorified as it sought to increase its populationincrease its population

To increase female To increase female participation in the participation in the state, women were state, women were given the right to vote given the right to vote in 1920in 1920

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