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who was competing for leadership of the Soviet Union after the death of Lenin? and why? Tell me about it in detail, please.

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Lenin died on 21 January 1924. Stalin was given the honour of organizing his funeral. Upon Lenin's death, Stalin was officially hailed as his successor as the leader of the ruling Communist Party and of the Soviet Union itself.

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