What if Lenin had lived, and blocked Stalin’s path to power?
Not much difference, really. He was just as ruthless as Stalin, just in a slightly different way.
Lenin was smarter than Stalin. Stalin was more brutal than Lenin, if that was possible. However, I think that Russia would have been different by some degree if Lenin has kept Stalin from power. The same for the way the Soviet Bloc would have been formed.
Also, Lenin would have to deal with Trotskyite. Stalin did, by killing him.
All theoretical constructs. Was is, is.
Lenin was smarter than Stalin. Stalin was more brutal than Lenin, if that was possible. However, I think that Russia would have been different by some degree if Lenin has kept Stalin from power. The same for the way the Soviet Bloc would have been formed.
Also, Lenin would have to deal with Trotskyite. Stalin did, by killing him.
All theoretical constructs. What is, is.