Question

instead of a troika coming to power after lenins death in 1924, what happened?
there were general elections, and stalin was able to gain power.
there was a power struggle between stalin and trotsky, and trotsky won.
there was a civil war, and the armed forces led by stalin were able to prevail.
there was a power struggle between stalin and trotsky, and stalin won.

Explanation:

After Lenin's death in 1924, there was a power struggle between Stalin and Trotsky. Stalin, through various political maneuvers and control of key party positions, was able to outmaneuver Trotsky. There were no general elections in the Soviet Union in the sense of a multi - party democratic election at that time. Trotsky did not win the power struggle. There was no civil war between forces led by Stalin and Trotsky.

Answer:

There was a power struggle between Stalin and Trotsky, and Stalin won.