Stalin's position as General Secretary of the Communist Party seems to have given him responsibilities and powers that allowed him to create a personal dictatorship. Now was this intentional on Lenin's part? Or did he have another plan for power distribution in the party?

by nowlan101
Malkrit

At the start of this year I answered a similiar question that might satisfy your interest:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4lcb4n/who_did_vladimir_lenin_want_to_be_the_next_leader/