What began to alarm Lenin?
•The ambitious rivalries of those around him
What did Lenin attempt to do as rivalries begun around him?
•He attempted to guide the transition of new leadership from the grave
What did Lenin do in December 1922?
• his letter was read at the party congress (due to his stroke)
What was his testament about?
•An assessment of his colleagues in the inner circle of party leadership
Who were the men in line to succeed him?
•Trosky, Kinoviev, Kamanev, Bukahirn, Stalin
Who was he particularly harsh too?
•Stalin
Who was Stalin?
He was the party’s general secretary since 1922
Why had stalin angered Lenin?
•The incident in Georgia: Stalin lied to Lenin and stated that Georgia had been won back from the Mensheviks who had acquired it through a popular uprising. He actually crushed the opposition using soldiers
•Salina insult of Krupskaya: When Stalin discovered Lenin was talking with Trosky about the future of the party he sought an audience with Lenin but was prevented from doing so by his wife, Krupskaya. Lenin made several rude comments about her
