Growth of Stalin’s terror | Stalin: Inside the Terror

Duration: 31'30''

Synopsis

After Lenin's death, Stalin seizes control of the funeral and uses the occasion to sideline Trotsky, consolidating his power within the party. The documentary then follows Trotsky's fall from influence and eventual assassination in exile on Stalin's orders.

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