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Which Russian leader in 1927 expelled his rivals – Trotsky, Zinoviev, and Kamenev – from the Communist Party, significantly shaping the future of Soviet Russia?
Correct Incorrect Joseph Stalin----Stalin had a habit of getting rid of his rivals in Russia. He fought his way to the top and became a dictator in 1929 after the death of Vladimir Lenin in 1924. His main rival, Leon Trotsky, was banished and later assassinated in Mexico City. The Great Purge or the Great Terror followed soon after, from 1936 to 1938, during which approximately 750,000 people were executed according to experts.