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= STALIN'S RISE TO POWER =

Mikoyan (on the left) and Ordzhonikidze (on the right) with Stalin in 1925. The three men were key allies during the power struggle with Trotsky. Ordzhonikidze committed suicide in 1937, following an argument with Stalin. Mikoyan survived the purges and became one of the most powerful men in Russia following Stalin's death.

Topics
In this section of the course, we will be studying the following topics:
 * The economic debates of the 1920s.
 * The power struggle between Trotsky and Stalin, and its immediate aftermath.
 * The reasons for the triumph of Stalin as leader of the USSR.

Lessons
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 * The rise to power of Stalin - Bankstown lesson outlines - May 12th 2016
 * The rise to power of Stalin - Granville lesson outlines - May 9th 2016

Videos

 * Stalin - episode 1: "Revolutionary"

**Handouts**

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Essay plans
1. "Why did Stalin win the power struggle in the Soviet Union in the period up to 1929?" [|Power struggle - essay plan.doc]

2. "To what extent had the Bolsheviks achieved their aims by 1929?"

3. "Assess the effectiveness of the Bolshevik government in creating changes in society in the period 1917-1928." [|Change in Russia in the 1920s - essay plan.doc]

Model essays
1. "Why did Stalin win the power struggle in the Soviet Union in the period up to 1929?" . A longer version of this essay can be downloaded by clicking on

2. "To what extent had the Bolsheviks achieved their aims by 1929?" [|Bolshevik successes by 1928 - essay.doc]

3. "Assess the effectiveness of the Bolshevik government in creating changes in society in the period 1917-1928." [|Change in Russia in the 1920s - essay.doc]