Did Stalin Poison Lenin Over Trotsky?
The founder
of Russian communism Vladamir Lenin died after being poisoned by
his political successor Joseph Stalin, according to a sensational
new theory.
Russian historian
Lev Lurie, believes that while Lenin was already in poor health
having suffered several strokes, Stalin may have finished him off
after a bitter feud.
Lenin, who
had initially supported Stalin’s rise to power, later began aligning
himself with Leon Trotsky.
In notes dictated
before his death, Lenin criticises Stalin’s rude manners and ambitious
nature.
He even suggested
that Stalin should be removed from his position of General Secretary
of the Communist Party.
Poisoning would
later become Stalin’s preferred method for dealing with his enemies,
Lurie points out.
He added: ‘The
funny thing is that the brain of Lenin still is preserved in Moscow,
so we can investigate.’
Popular theory
maintains that Lenin died from the sexually-transmitted disease
syphilis.
His embalmed
body still lies on public display in a Red Square mausoleum almost
20 years after the collapse of the communist state he helped bring
to life.
Mr Lurie and
UCLA neurologist Dr. Harry Vinters reviewed Lenin’s records for
an annual conference at the University of Maryland School of Medicine
on famous people’s deaths.
Dr Vinters
put forward a separate theory, maintaining that stress or a family
medical history could have accounted for Lenin’s death
Prior to his
death, the 53-year-old Soviet leader’s health had been growing worse
over time.
May
7, 2012
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