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Did Vladimir Ilyich Lenin recommend Stalin to remain general secretary of the party?

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In a testament criticizing Stalin, written near the end of his life, he recommended Stalin's removal from the post of general secretary of the party. After his death (Jan. 21, 1924) this testament was suppressed, and Stalin emerged victorious in the contest for succession.

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