2. Major Ideas Stalin used cult-like tactics in order to sway public opinion and gather public support for his causes. Stalin was among one of the Bolshevik revolutionaries who brought about the October Revolution. Stalin managed to allocate large amounts of power, thus enabling him to eliminate his enemies.
3. Themes The competence of the ruler is in the eyes of the beholder, some viewed Stalin as a tyrant while some viewed him as a hero. Tyranny most often leads to a discontent general public.
4. Events The Iron Curtain and the Eastern Bloc The Potsdam Conference The Moscow Conference Conference at Yalta
