jun 1, 1922 - Troika Alliance formed

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In mid-1922, Stalin formed a troika (three-person leadership group) with fellow Bolsheviks Lev Kamenev and Grigory Zinoviev.

- Troika Alliance aimed to remove Trotsky by DISCREDITING him
- Trotsky is an outspoken person and had argued with Lenin over several topics
- These arguments were seen as acts of disloyalty to Lenin and Party

Trotsky believed in ‘permanent revolution’
- To promote and incite revolutions all over the world

Stalin argued for ‘socialism in one country’
- Stalin had support of other Party members
Trotsky seen as against Party

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