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Lenin’s Domestic Economic Policies: Aims and Results
War Communism (1918–1921)
War Communism (1918–1921)
Aims:
Supply the Red Army during the Civil War.
Eliminate private trade and impose socialist control over the economy.
Centralize production and distribution under the state.
Policies:
Nationalization of banks, factories, and transport.
Grain requisitioning from peasants.
Ban on private trade.
Rationing and strict labour discipline.
Results:
Helped the Bolsheviks win the Civil War.
Economic collapse: industry fell to 20% of 1913 levels.
Peasant resistance and famine (1921) killed 5 million.
Unrest: strikes, Tambov Rebellion, and Kronstadt Revolt.
New Economic Policy (NEP, 1921–1928)
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Lenin's economic policies were shaped by the turbulent conditions of post-revolutionary Russia. The Bolsheviks faced the dual challenge of winning the Civil War while trying to build a socialist economy.
The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 aimed to create a socialist state, but Russia was economically backward and devastated by World War I.
The Civil War (1918-1921) forced the Bolsheviks to prioritize survival over ideology.
Lenin believed that economic control was essential for maintaining political power.
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Think of Lenin's economic policies as a doctor treating a patient in critical condition - sometimes harsh measures are needed to keep the patient alive, even if they cause pain.
DefinitionBolsheviks
A revolutionary socialist faction led by Lenin that seized power in Russia in 1917.
