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Lenin appoints Stalin
Lenin appoints Stalin to serve on the First Central Committee of the Bolshevik Party. -
Soviet Union Founded
In 1922, the Soviet Union (USSR) was founded and Lenin was the first leader. -
Stalin Rises to Power
During the years that Lenin was leading, Stalin was rising to power and in 1922 he became secretary general of Central Committee of the Communist Party which enabled him to appoint allies. -
Lenin Dies
After Lenin died in 1924, Stalin rose above his rivals and won the struggle to become leader of the Communist Party which led him to become dictator of the Soviet Union. -
Stalin as Dictator
When Stalin became dictator of the Soviet Union in the late 1920's, he launched a series of five year plans to transform his nation. Stalin ruled by terror to eliminate anyone who opposed him.
