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which examines whether or not Stalin was powerless to change his position and his role
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that his dreams and ideals were powerfully in error, but many saw him as a visionary who set the stage for revolution and change to come. In light of these
facts it is often argued that Stalin was the next logical leader and essentially the inevitable consequence of Lenins political legacy. Lenin, as mentioned, set the stage, and Stalin followed,
possessing many of the same ideals and essentially finding himself as little more than an extension of Lenin in many ways. However, as is the case with history and the
power of political figures, as individuals and as leaders, there are many ways one can interpret leaders and those that follow in their footsteps, as is seen in the following
lines from DAgostino (1995) : "It seems sure that, despite the end of communism in Russia, the question of Stalin and Stalinism - how it happened and how history changed
because of it - will continue to be debated, and not only by historians" (dagost.htm). Bearing this in mind we present the following paper which examines Lenins involvement and his
legacy as it relates to the position and actions of Stalin. Lenin "Among those idealistic young Russians dreaming of Revolution was Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, known to history as Lenin.
Lenin saw in Russias expanding working class - the proletariat - the seeds of revolution" (Anonymous The Road to Revolution, 1997; 24613.stm). He firmly believed that capitalism could be destroyed
and he also firmly believed "the proletariat...would rise up and conquer the capitalist class - the owners of the factories and businesses" (Anonymous The Road to Revolution, 1997; 24613.stm). In
these respects his ideals were similar to Marx who argued that "the working class would establish socialism, a more equal and democratic society. This would, he believed, lead to Communism
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