How did Lenin's death affect the political environment in the Soviet Union? A. It allowed Stalin to share power with Soviet stat
es. B. It allowed Trotsky to appoint his allies to government positions. C. It led to a power struggle between Stalin and Trotsky. D. It led to a communal government headed by Stalin and Trotsky.
C. It led to a power struggle between Stalin and Trotsky.
Explanation:
The stroke that occurred after the assassination attempt pinned him to a wheelchair and he was incapable of any activity. It began to think who would succeed him and what direction he would take after Lenin was no longer in charge.
Numerous debates have taken place on these issues during Lenin's lifetime. On the issue of democratization of the party, there was a first split in the Central Committee. Stalin, Zinoviev, and Kamenev created a group called the "troika." They aimed to prevent the introduction of greater democracy in party life, to prevent his greatest supporter of Trotsky from gaining Lenin's office in the party.
The troika took off and Leo's influence in the party dropped significantly. However, the "troika" soon disintegrates, and Zinoviev and Kamenev approach Trotsky.
The "left opposition", which opposed the "right-wing power" over the conceptions of further Russian economic development. In this conflict, the decision fell when Secretary General Stalin sided with the right wing. The positions of the left, including Trotsky, were very weak. Trotsky was then expelled from the Politburo, however, he did not give up. He tried in public and the party to provoke a revolt against Stalin, but failed.
The consequences were great: he was expelled from the party, and afterwards, in 1929, Trotsky was expelled from the Soviet Union.
