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How Did Lenin Contribute To Joseph Stalin's Rule

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The outcome of Stalin’s rule and his contribution to the defeat of the Nazis during WWII can be partly attributed to his character. According to Molotov, Stalin was regarded as fearless and resolute in his decisions and approaches (65). Some wonder how he was able to maintain power after increasing criticism from his subjects. Of course Stalin had many opponents not just in Government, but in public. His communist views were unacceptable to individuals who owned land and means of production. Thus, in numerous instances he was forced to use coercion against reluctant people (Lockard 665). Eventually, he was able to persuade most of those in Government about his idea of making Soviet Union a sovereign industrialized state through reformation

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