how did he get to power

[kingbee]

stalin im tlakin bout- lenin sai dthat he was "too rude", and suggested he should be removed as head of one the soviet commities- how did he get in- i think he was in dual power with bukanin wasnt he? what happened then?
think, if lenins words had been obeyed, the soviet union might be still going, and be a better state

[Moskitto]

He was party secretary, no one could vote him out because they'd loose their jobs.

He changed viewpoints on several things so he could gain and loose allies as he went along to ditch first Trotsky over Concentrating on Russia (Stalin, Kaminev, Zinoviez) or Global Revolution (Trotsky)

Then Kaminev and Zinoviez went over disagreement over helping industry (Kaminev, Zinoviez) or helping Peasants (Stalin, Bukharin).

Then Bukharin went over disagreement again over helping Industry (Stalin (that's not a typo he swapped sides)) and Helping Peasants (Bukharin.) Won and got rid of Stalin.

So Stalin got into power basically through fear.