2006-11-19 19:28:27 · 5 answers · asked by kakes 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Lenin really wanted Trotsky to hold power after his death. Trotsky was an educated man, quite mild-mannered and very popular in the party.
Stalin, all-though quite educated, was known to be brutal and his paranoia was already showing. At the death of Lenin, a trojka was holding the executive power in the Soviet Union, but STalin managed to execute every person standing in his way, and forced Trotsky to leave. Eventually he was killed in Mexico City by a hitman.
2006-11-19 23:17:27 · answer #1 · answered by ale_limp 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
beacause he wanted to be the Big Leader, he knew if Stalin has the power, he'd be strong enough to get rid of Lenin and everybody else 'dangerous'...but, true, they were both out of their minds...
2006-11-20 05:11:41 · answer #2 · answered by ildiko 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He knew Stalin was a peasant and a bully.
2006-11-20 03:35:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He knew Stalin was ruthless and paranoid.
2006-11-20 17:15:19 · answer #4 · answered by Sunshine Suzy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What kind of question is this? I think both of them were partially out of thier minds.
2006-11-20 03:38:29 · answer #5 · answered by Desert Rat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋