Stalin and the Power Struggle to succeed Lenin - factors contributing to Stalin's victory

Full lesson covering Stalin and the Power Struggle to replace Lenin - Factors contributing to victory
Info - sheet (also a worksheet) on the structure of the Communist Party in the USSR
Info - sheet (also a worksheet) on the structure of the Government in the USSR
Who were the contenders for succession - info
What happened to the contenders for succession - source activity
Who was most likely to replace Lenin - source activity
Info- who was most likely to replace Lenin
Overview - Factors that allowed Stalin to win the power struggle
What Lenin said about each of the main contenders for succession in his testament.
What Lenin said about Stalin in his testament - source activity x2
How Stalin dealt with Lenin’s Testament - inc. video link
View of Zionoviev on Stalins actions re: testament - source activity
Stalin’s early positions – Powerbase
Stalins position as General Secretary x2 slides of information
Stalin as General Secretary - source activity
Stalin as General Secretary - historian view - task
Underestimation of Stalin bu other contenders - view of historian and task.
Stalins character - source task x2
Stalin and ideology - historian view and task x2
Stalin and the cult of Lenin x2 (inc. source task) x3