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After Lenin's death on 21 January 1924, a bitter power struggle erupted within the Bolshevik Party. Joseph Stalin, who had been seen as a relatively minor figure, outmanoeuvred all his rivals to become the undisputed leader of the Soviet Union by 1929. This lesson examines how Stalin achieved this for AQA GCSE History.
After Lenin's death, several leading Bolsheviks competed for power.
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