In 20th century Russia, new political and social systems were developing and transforming greatly. For the whole world, “the Soviet Union was a relatively new entity, having been born amid the Bolshevik Revolution that commenced in November 1917. (Stolberg). The Soviet Union symbolized a transformation for Russia as this was a new type of governing for the Russian citizens. The USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) was established on December 30, 1922. This was the start of …show more content…
Lenin and Stalin worked closely during the revolution in order to achieve success. During the revolution, “Stalin 's chief role… was that of propagandist and supporter of Lenin” (Joseph Stalin). It was on April 3, 1922 that Stalin was given the position to lead the Soviet Union. While Stalin was first in office, Lenin died after having a stroke and Stalin worked with two of Lenin’s companions, Lev Kamenev and Grigory Zinoviev. Stalin rose to power very quickly and became very well known across the world after being appointed. The first goal for Stalin to achieve was to turn Russia into communist country and to turn Russia’s attention to