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Since almost every foreign commentator upon Soviet politics has predicted within the last few months that M. Zinoviev would instead be ousted from this post by those potent "moderate Communists," Stalin and Premier* Rykov, the sensation of last week was notable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia Notes: Apr. 19, 1926 | 4/19/1926 | See Source »

...whole administrative system of Soviet Russia is made difficult to understand by the deliberate care with which perfectly well understood relationships are disguised under new and strange names. Thus M. Rykov is not, literally speaking, "Premier" but "Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars," who perform exactly the function of ministers in an ordinary cabinet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia Notes: Apr. 19, 1926 | 4/19/1926 | See Source »

...that Ivan Stalin was using Trotzky as a lever to oust Grigori Zinoviev, chief of the Third Internationale. Stalin and Zinoviev were formerly fast friends and led the recent attacks against Trotzky that led to his political fall (TIME, Jan. 26). It now appears that Stalin (backed by Alexei Rykov, Chairman of the Council,* Karl Radek, notorious Bolshevik propagandist, and some others) is seeking a gradual reconciliation with Trotzky. This, in turn, evidences the fact that Trotzky is still considered a political power by the Bolshevik leaders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: Trotzky | 6/1/1925 | See Source »

...elections to the Presidium or Standing Committee of the Congress, which, while the Congress is not in session, is the highest authority in the Union. Elections began. "Stalin," sounded a voice. Stalin stood up (cheers) and took his place at a long table on a platform. Kalinin, Kamenev, Rykov, Zinoviev were similarly elected. "Trotzky," boomed a voice and up jumped the ex-War Lord. A tremendous ovation greeted him. Cheer upon cheer shook the walls of the Opera House and made the plaudits for the other leaders seem like the crack of a rifle to the boom of a howitzer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Return Engagement | 5/25/1925 | See Source »

Lenin died and, allegedly, designated Trotzky as his logical successor. But there was too much jealousy in the Bolshevik camp to permit of so easy a solution. Rykov, a moderate, succeeded Lenin. Trotzky remained War Lord, wrote a book called 1917, made several speeches in which he attacked the policy of the Government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: The Little Corporal | 5/18/1925 | See Source »

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