A fascinating Russia resource

Check out Orlando Figes Website, it is an excellent resource that gives a broad synoptic picture to 'what happened next', after we finish with Russia in 1924, one of mankind's darkest chapters began, the rule of Stalin and his purges. The question we'll be addressing at the end of the Russia topic is 'did Lenin's rule innevitably lead to Stalin's?' opnions, as ever, are divided, look at this and see what you think.