Word: lenin
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...somewhat different from those of Emma and Alex: he still does believe in the regime of the Soviets, but avers that they are being run by a mere 18,000 people who are fast becoming an aristocracy. He shows himself to be a partisan of Trotzky, says that Lenin designated Trotzky as his successor on his death bed and, in the same place, cursed Stalin, Kamenev and Zinoviev, the present rulers of Russia...
...LENIN...
...made Archbishop of Jaroslav and Vilna. Those were the days of Pobiedonostsev and Devialkovsky, two of the most tyrannical ecclesiastics in the history of a tyrannical church. Basil, now Archbishop Tikhon, was liberal in his views but discreet in utterance. He advanced. Finally, during the interregnum between Romanov and Lenin, Dr. Tikhon was enthroned as Patriarch...
...moderate liberalism eventually clashed with the absolutism of Lenin-Trotzky; and, in 1922, when the latter decreed the confiscation of all church property, Patriarch Tikhon was thrown into jail for his opposition. The Red (Living) Church was promptly convened to unfrock him. Early in 1923, a Roman Catholic monsignor was beheaded. Tikhon, awaiting trial, prepared for the same fate. But Lenin halted. Tikhon signed a retraction and was freed...
...Lenin the Late promulgated his N. E. P. (New Economic Policy)− inviting foreign capital to exploit Russian concessions sharing profits with the Government−which virtually marked the receding of the waves of Communism from the shores of Capitalism. It was a fearless step to save Russia from economic ruin. It showed that Moscow Communists, whatever else they were, were not afraid to admit their errors and rectify them; but the Party held many diehards, notably ex-War Lord Trotzky. The N. E. P. was kept in force until 1923. Private traders began to gain confidence. The Government flirted...