The Ukrainian Crisis has deepened tensions from "summary" of A People's Tragedy by Orlando Figes
The Ukrainian Crisis has deepened tensions in Russia and further inflamed the struggle for power within the Bolshevik Party. The Bolsheviks were deeply divided over the issue of Ukraine, with Lenin advocating for a policy of centralization and Russification, while others, such as Stalin and Trotsky, argued for a more conciliatory approach. The crisis in Ukraine threatened to tear the party apart, as different factions jockeyed for power and influence. The Ukrainian Crisis also exacerbated existing tensions between Lenin and Trotsky, who had long been at odds over the direction of the revolution. Trotsky, as Commissar for War, had implemented a policy of War Communism, which involved the militarization of the economy and the suppression of dissent. Lenin, on the other hand, sought to introduce the New Economic Policy (NEP), wh...
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