2007-02-09 04:10:58 · 4 answers · asked by Chels Chels<3 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
He went to a seminary, and many of the members of the school were Marxist. He discovered it was a pathway to power that the church could never be.
2007-02-09 04:29:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The only way to get power in the Soviet Union at that time was to be a Communist which equaled Marxist. Stalin joined the party and made his way up the ranks until he was the logical choice when Lenin died.
If it had been another political system, Stalin probably would have joined it. He was an opportunist.
2007-02-09 04:19:21 · answer #2 · answered by loryntoo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
he found Marx rather Stalinist
2007-02-09 04:17:59 · answer #3 · answered by nelly 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The pay was good.
2007-02-09 04:14:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋