Describe the war communism and the new economic policy
War communism is a strong, strict government control of most industries, railways and banks at the time of the Russian Civil war. Peasants had to turn over their surplus ( centrally collected and redistributed) to the government.
Terror was used to silence the critics of the revolution plus censorship
On 30th July 1918 the tsar and his family were executed. Secret police (Cheka) was introduced.
Outcome: The civil war devastated famine so certain changes were needed
1921-28 NEP ( New Economic Policy )
- reintroduction of certain capitalist measures
- government controlled heavy industry, banks, BUT small manufactures were allowed to have their own business
- surplus arrow market arrow money
- terror eased
- economic pluralism ( capitalists, socialists) BUT no political pluralism
- only one party ( Bolshevik party )
A few changes in politics
1922:
Changes:
- elimination of titles of nobility
- Orthodox Church loss of influence
- Laws: equality of men and women, 8 hour working day
1924: Lenin died
-struggle to take over the power
Trotsky against Dzhugashvili ( Stalin, man of steel )
It led to world revolution ( Trotsky ) against socialism in one country
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