Did Lenin support Joseph Stalin as his successor?

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2026-05-08 10:05

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No, Lenin actually opposed Stalin as his successor even to the extent of writing several notes (later to become known as Lenin's Testament" to the Central Committee of the Communist Party advising that a way be found to replace Stalin with someone who had "...greater tolerance, greater loyalty, greater courtesy, and consideration to comrades, less capriciousness, etc."

Lenin's personal choice was Leon Trotsky.

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