RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
MAJOR EVENTS IN PRE REVOLUTION RUSSIA
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Question
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After Lenin died in 1922, this revolutionary leader vied for power. HINT:“Vied” means competed with others.
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Trotsky
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Stalin
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Nicholas
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Yeltsin
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -During Lenin’s semi-retirement, Stalin forged a triumvirate alliance with Lev Kamenev and Grigory Zinoviev in May 1922, against Trotsky. These allies prevented Lenin’s Testament from being revealed to the Twelfth Party Congress in April 1923.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lenin felt that Stalin had more power than he could handle and might be dangerous if he was Lenin’s successor.
Detailed explanation-3: -After the 1917 February Revolution ousted the Tsar and established a Provisional Government, he returned to Russia to play a leading role in the October Revolution in which the Bolsheviks overthrew the new regime.
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