Who took over after Kamenev was ousted from the Soviet leadership?
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Lenin
Grigory Zinoviev
Leon Trotsky
Answer
Joseph Stalin took over as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union after Leon Trotsky was removed from the Politburo. Stalin was able to consolidate his power and become the Soviet Union's dictator by using his position to eliminate his rivals, including Trotsky.
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