How Did Lenin Take Joseph Stalin Rise To Power

The statement made by Bukharin greatly represents how Stalin came to power. Stalin had not been viewed by other members in the Politburo, especially Trotsky, as intellectually capable enough of being the leader of Russia. The members of the Politburo did not take into consideration that Stalin had within the party, in particular through his role as the General Secretary, and that he was easily able to manipulate those and events within the government, such as Lenin's death, for his own advantage. This led to Politburo members wanting to be Lenin's successor almost unaware of Stalin as a serious competitor and him being underestimated, ultimately played into his favor especially through defeating the Right and defeating Trotsky in the left.

Firstly, Lenin's death. Although Lenin had not specified a particular successor to the Communist regime, it was largely thought within the party and the Russian public that it would be Trotsky. However, this first aspect of Stalin being underestimated is where his rise to power begun. At Lenin's funeral, Stalin recited a speech honoring Lenin and he had tricked Trotsky to miss the funeral. Immediately from the perspective of those in the Politburo, Stalin appeared more loyal to Lenin than Trotsky. This is

Stalin used his pre-existing roles within the party to manipulate events and those around him to benefit himself in the power struggle. By being misjudged by individuals such as Trotsky and prominent Rightists such as Tomsky, he used being underestimated to his own advantage and slowly turned the arty into one filled with his supporters and causing many to resign or be expelled. It is clear that through the combination of factors mentioned above that Stalin would not have been able to have such a strong rise to power like he did and that ultimately members of the government's misguided views of him would play into his