Stalin the Rise to Power Term Paper

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(Van Ree, 2002)

Foreign policy is an important vehicle for propelling one's image, be it on the domestic arena, or the international scene. Stalin took advantage of this element and used both socialist countries and western states as an indirect instrument for promoting his personality on the political scene.

The doctrine he had promoted also gave him advantage over capitalism in other countries around the world, which, in turn offered him a broader political support. Socialism was the strong opponent of foreign intervention in the internal affairs of national states. Therefore, newly independent states were reluctant to any sign of international interference. From this perspective, Stalin's approach was rather appealing and enabled them to find an alternative to capitalism.
(Tucker, 1990)

In relation to the western block, Stalin, through the specific means he had to run foreign policy, gave the Russian people a sense of the long time glory of the Russian empire of the 18th and 19th century, when the tsars were dominant in Europe. The prestige Stalin had constantly promised them was an important argument he delivered the people. In essence, he insisted on the superiority of the socialist doctrine, as opposed to the oppressive capitalist rule. Therefore, after the changes in the internal affairs, once the Union would have become the strongest industrialized country in the world, the international prestige, recognition, and ultimate submission would be possible. (Wood, 2004).....

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