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Lenin's Testament Paragraph

 

 

 

Lenin is certainly not looking good in this photo from 1923. His illness (strokes) kept him away from any active work in the party. As he considered what changes to enact, all he was able to do was dictate some letters, which came to be known as his "Last Testament." Lenin had wanted his desires to be read to the party congress in April 1923, but he had another stroke, and his wife did not give the letters to the party leaders. After Lenin's death, the letters were finally made known to party leaders at the party congress in June 1924 but in such a way as to minimize the impact of Lenin's criticisms.

Lenin, 1923-24; Source is www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/media/image/1923/1923e.jpg
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Read Lenin's Testament (There is also another copy online. Take a moment to check the information in the Lenin Internet Archive too). Hey, he should have gotten a better lawyer!

Answer the following question in a paragraph: Citing specific evidence from Lenin's Testament (not from the textbook), what was Lenin hoping to accomplish with his "testament?"

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