Stalinova cesta k moci

• Authors: Veber V.

Title variants

EN

STALIN'S PATH TO POWER

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

The article is based exclusively on sources from that period and attempts to depict the political situation in the Soviet Union in the 1920s, i.e. after Lenin's death. On the one hand, it describes the gradual, well-plotted and well-implemented Stalin's tactics by which he achieved the leading position in the country and confirms the well-known fact that ideology, i.e. political platform, was of lesser importance as Stalin unscrupulously mixed up its principles. On the other hand, it documents that Stalin, although considered the least probable follower of Lenin, surpassed the others by the strength of his will for power and his organizational skills. The crucial factor for the result of the struggle for power between Bolshevik leaders was the gaining of power over the party machinery and the defence and enforcement of its central position in the country.

Keywords

EN

SOVIET UNION IN 1920S; STALIN'S TACTICS

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Institute of History, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Slovanské historické studie (Slavonic Historical Studies)
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 32
• Pages: 273-284
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Veber V.

• V. Veber, Katedra historickych ved Filozoficke fakulty Univerzity Pardubice, Studentska 84, 532 10 Pardubice, Czech Republic

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

08CZAAAA03627358