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Students are provided with a detailed list of factors<\/a> relating to Stalin’s rise to power. These are organised under 3-5 headings. The following headings might give you some
\nideas: Political | Economic | Personal | Stalin’s Strengths | Opposition Weaknesses | Stalin’s Successes | Opposition Mistakes | Lenin’s Mistakes | Lenin’s Weaknesses. There is a completed teacher version available<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Students are provided with a detailed list of factors relating to Stalin’s rise to power. These are organised under 3-5 headings. The following headings might give you some ideas: Political | Economic | Personal | Stalin’s Strengths | Opposition Weaknesses | Stalin’s Successes | Opposition Mistakes | Lenin’s Mistakes | Lenin’s Weaknesses. There is a… <\/p>\n

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