... was a good administrator but lacked personality. As there was no leader of the Communist Party, and as Lenin was renowned as a main figure of the party. Stalin decided to use Lenin as way of getting the Russian people on his side. Stalin, did many things to associate himself with Lenin such as embalm Lenin's body so people could worship him but this did not go down to well with Lenin's wife who was shocked at this idea. Stalin then set about showing the people of Russia that he was the rightful heir to Lenin's legacy. Stalin started by delivering the speech at his funeral presenting himself as the chief mourner. This contrasts with Trotsky, Stalin's main rival, who failed to even turn up to the funeral giving a frail excuse, that nobody informed him. The Funeral was an 'occasion which demonstrated both the skills of Stalin in Manipulating ...

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