(9) Stalin with the times on his side - Stalin was not the only Stalin
It is true that Stalin himself had talent, but if the times did not call for it, he was destined to fade away without ever coming to the forefront. Stalin's emergence was precisely the most opportune time for him to demonstrate his power.
The violent conditions of the revolution became the arena in which Stalin grew into a giant leader of Russia. It was this situation that gave birth to Stalin, and it was the interaction between the two that led to the establishment of an increasingly violent structure of domination because of Stalin.