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...immediate succession goes, the general opinion is that at least temporarily Malenkov will take over Stalin's post as Secretary-General of the Communist Party, while Molotov will fill Stalin's other position as head of the Council of Ministers. Molotov held the post before Stalin assumed it during...
...tradition in Russia was also emphasized by Harold J. Berman, professor of Law and specialist in the Russian legal system. In the light of this, Berman said, "it is plausible that Stalin during his lifetime attempted to provide for the succession of his power to one man, probably Malenkov, and assuming that there is not complete mistrust of Malenkov among the top leaders such as Molotov and Beria, I see no reason why a peaceful and orderly succession is not possible...
Almost all of the experts questioned emphasized Malenkov's growing strength as compared to Beria's and Molotov's. Alfred G. Meyer, assistant director of the Russian Research Center, points out that Molotov is a capable executive and ad- ally matching the Crimson's total. He sank the Tigers' second score at 11:22 of the final period to pull the Tigers within a goal of Harvard...
Louis Nemzer, Research associate in the Russian Research Center, feels that should Malenkov gain power it would be much more difficult to "work out a modus vivendi" with the Russians. He called Malonkov a "primitive, crude, isolationist type," pointing out that he has rarely been outside the country and is almost completely ignorant of foreign problems. He also has a reputation for being "the most unpleasant and inaccessible" of the top Soviet leaders, according to Nemzer...
Professor Fainsed gave three main factors which seem to indicate Malenkov's growing strength. The first, he said, was the death in 1948 of Zhdanov, rumored one of Malenkov's main enemies, and the consequent elimination of the Zhdanov faction's power in the party...