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Many historians have argued that Stalin's victory represented a continuation and expansion of institutions already established under Lenin.

Many historians have argued that Stalin's victory represented a continuation and expansion of institutions already established under Lenin.

=== D. Revisionist Historians

=== D. Revisionist Historians ===

Some scholars have emphasized structural forces rather than Stalin's personality.

Some scholars have emphasized structural forces rather than Stalin's personality.

They argue that the growth of bureaucracy and the circumstances of the Civil War made some form of authoritarian rule likely.

They argue that the growth of bureaucracy and the circumstances of the Civil War made some form of authoritarian rule likely.

=== E. The Soviet War Against History

=== E. The Soviet War Against History ===

Under Stalin, photographs were altered, rivals were removed from official histories, and inconvenient figures disappeared from encyclopedias and textbooks.

Under Stalin, photographs were altered, rivals were removed from official histories, and inconvenient figures disappeared from encyclopedias and textbooks.