Power struggle after Lenin's death.

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Who were the six contenders for Bolshevik party leadership after Lenin's death?
Stalin, Trotsky, Rykov, Tomsky, Kamenev and Zinoviev.
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Who out of the six were the real contenders for the Bolshevik leadership?
Stalin and Trotsky.
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What did Stalin do to one up himself at Lenin's funeral over Trotsky?
He tricked Trotsky into not turning up to Lenin's funeral. This made Trotsky look bad and he painted himself as Lenin's disciple.
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When did Lenin die?
January 1924.
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Who out of the six were the real contenders for the Bolshevik leadership?

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Stalin and Trotsky.

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What did Stalin do to one up himself at Lenin's funeral over Trotsky?

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When did Lenin die?

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