Joseph Stalin Part 2: The Secretary Becomes Dictator
Real Dictators
Lenin and the General Secretary of the Bolshevik Party, Leon Trotsky
Stalin sends wrong date deliberately to prevent Trotsky turning up at the funeral. Because he didn't turn out, what sort of Leninist could he be? Dr Martin Macaulay: Stalin was very rescued in picking quotations. He also had a brilliant memory and he could bring forth these quotations at any moment. This was very effective, and the ordinary people took to this because they could understand him. One worker said, when I listened to Stalin, I understand every word,. When I listened to Trotsky, I only understand one word in ten.
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