Right Opposition in the CPSU
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The Right Opposition in the CPSU was a moderate faction within the Soviet Communist Party that opposed rapid industrialization and forced collectivization, advocating instead for more gradual economic policies in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intra-party opposition
ⓘ
political faction ⓘ |
| advocated |
gradual industrialization
ⓘ
market-oriented measures within the NEP framework ⓘ slower pace of collectivization ⓘ |
| alignedWith | Bukharinist economic line ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alexei Rykov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mikhail Tomsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikolai Bukharin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | moderate faction within the Soviet Communist Party ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Stalin’s policy of rapid industrialization
ⓘ
Stalin’s policy of total collectivization of agriculture ⓘ |
| consideredByLeadershipAs | deviation from the party line ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | early 1930s ⓘ |
| emergedAfter | defeat of the Left Opposition ⓘ |
| facedOppositionFrom |
Joseph Stalin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stalinist leadership of the CPSU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Soviet industrialization debates
ⓘ
collectivization of agriculture in the USSR ⓘ |
| ideology |
Leninism
ⓘ
Marxism ⓘ moderate socialism ⓘ |
| influencedDebateOn |
Soviet agricultural policy
ⓘ
pace of socialist construction in the USSR ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| opposed |
excessive central planning speed
ⓘ
excessive coercion in the countryside ⓘ forced collectivization ⓘ rapid industrialization ⓘ |
| partOf | Communist Party of the Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalGoal |
avoiding economic disruption from overly rapid change
ⓘ
building socialism at a slower pace ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | right-leaning within the communist spectrum ⓘ |
| position | right wing of the CPSU ⓘ |
| region | European part of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| resultedIn | political marginalization of its leaders ⓘ |
| supported |
continuation of small-scale private trade
ⓘ
use of material incentives for peasants ⓘ |
| supportedPolicy | New Economic Policy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suppressedBy | CPSU leadership under Stalin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 1930s
ⓘ
late 1920s ⓘ |
| viewedAs |
defenders of the peasantry’s interests
ⓘ
moderates in economic policy debates ⓘ |
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