I already said this in reply to your other comment, but I’ll repeat it here.
Lenin appointed Trotsky as Vice-chairman, and it’s believed Lenin wanted Trotsky as his successor; you can’t just shift all blame from one to another and pretend Lenin lived in a different reality when he was leader of the party.
I already said this in reply to your other comment, but I’ll repeat it here.
Lenin appointed Trotsky as Vice-chairman, and it’s believed Lenin wanted Trotsky as his successor; you can’t just shift all blame from one to another and pretend Lenin lived in a different reality when he was leader of the party.
And I’ll repeat my point here as well, Trotsky didn’t become General Secretary, which disproves the idea that Lenin was an absolute dictator