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| | Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Information |
 | | Originally, the Politburo consisted of 5 members: Lenin, Leon Trotsky, Joseph Stalin, Lev Kamenev and Nikolai Krestinsky. |
 | | Although, in theory, the Politburo was elected from below, in practice, the leading members of the Politburo and, of course, Lenin were highly influential in determining the body's composition which, in the end, reflected the weight and competing influence of various individuals within the party, their allies within the Politburo and supporters outside of it. |
 | | Nikolai Yezhov elected candidate member at the Central Committee plenum |
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