• within_epsilon@beehaw.org
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      11 months ago

      Lenin consolidated hierarchical power. Lenin’s Testament may have been an apology.

      If it’s out of the bag, then it’s out of the bag Now that is a powerful cat

      • Mindful Solutionism by Aesop Rock
    • Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Can I hear more about this? I’ve read a bit about Stalin taking things to an authoritarian level, but I don’t have a lot of info on the government structure between the revolution and 1922 when Stalin became General Secretary of the party.