Original sentence: After the death of Josef Stalin his position was in danger for some time, because of his reputation as an archetypal Stalinist.As First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party from 1950 to 1971, he played a leading role in the early development and establishment of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany).In April 1945 Ulbricht lead a group of party functionaries ("Ulbricht group") into Germany to begin reconstruction of the German Communist party along orthodox Stalinist lines.Walter Ulbricht (June 30, 1893 – August 1, 1973) was a German communist politician
Edited sentence: After the death of Josef Stalin his position was in danger for some time, because of his reputation as a prototype Stalinist.As First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party from 1950 to 1971, he held arguably the central role in the early development and establishment of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany).On April 30, 1945, the Ulbricht Group of party functionaries led by him ("Ulbricht group") arrived in Germany on orders of the Soviet Communist Party, to begin reconstruction of the German Communist party along orthodox Stalinist lines.Walter Ulbricht (June 30, 1893 – August 1, 1973) was a German communist statesman