After Lenin's death in 1924, this man began purging rivals & eventually took over the top spot
The Ottoman Empire (the sick man of Europe) receded from the 
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of... [DOC] [TLE] Joseph Stalin - Discover the Networks [PAR] Over the ensuing decade, he worked with the political underground in the 
Caucusus (the ... and in 1913 the young man formally renounced his given name 
and took the ... After Lenin died in January 1924, Stalin joined forces with the Lev 
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