| Front | How did party structure prevent there being a clear successor to lenin? |
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| Back | no mechanism to do so- lenins power depended on his drive and personality (not a formal position) top down structure- power emanated from the top downwards ban on factions- no one wanted to challenge 'world view' of socialism (lenin's). going against lenins ban on factionalism if a party member seems intent on leading a particular group |
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