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Russia's Three Revolutions, 1917–1932

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Chapter 10 Russia’s <strong>Three</strong> <strong>Revolutions</strong>, <strong>1917–1932</strong> 147Lenin and Stalin, 1922.more courteous, and more considerate of his comrades.” Because of his stroke Lenincould not engineer Stalin’s removal. After Lenin’s death, Stalin used his positionas general secretary to strengthen his control over the party, cleverly playing on theambitions of others and making useful political allies when he needed them.By 1927 Stalin had Trotsky and a few of his other political opponents expelled from

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