How did the absence of a free press help Stalin come to power?

or:How did the absence of a free press help Stalin come to power?or:It Didn't Stalin came to power because he was a ruthless dictator. As far as I am

or:How did the absence of a free press help Stalin come to power?

or:It Didn't Stalin came to power because he was a ruthless dictator. As far as I am aware there is no such thing as a free press in Russia.

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