AS FP1 : First Decrees of Sovnarkom Flashcards
What did Lenin do upon coming to power??
- Immediately proposed an end to WW1
- Proposed the distribution of all land to the peasants, landowners would not be paid for land taken from them.
These proposals were adopted.
When were the Cheka established?
20th December 1917
Were the Bolsheviks supported throughout russia?
No, they encountered resistance in cities like Kiev, as well as coutnries like Siveria, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia.
They were stongest in Central Russia and in large cities where many workers lived.
What did Sovnarkom stand for?
Council of People’s Commissars
Who was in Sovnarkom?
All the commissars were Bolsheviks, a new Soviet Central Executive Committee was voted in, made up of 29 Left SRs, 6 Mensheviks and 62 Bolsheviks.
Lenin declared all power to the Soviets but on the night of the revolution many other parties walked out - “confining themselves to the dustbin of history” (Trotsky)
What did Lenin promise to appease the masses?
As many were unhappy with “all power to the Bolsheviks” Lenin claimed that Sovnarkom would only lead until the Constituent Assembly convened in early 1918.
When were the Decree on Land and Decree on Peace passed?
26th October 1917
When did Lenin write State and Revolution and what did he argue in it?
1917
He argued that in order to establish the dictatorship of the Proletariat, active repression of counter-revolutionary elements was essential.
When was the Decree of Press issued, which curbed the ability of groups like the Mensheviks to publish their own newspapers?
October 27th 1917
When did the bourgeoisie lose their right to vote when there was a restructure of soviet government?
July 1918.
How did Sovnarkom come to overpower the Soviet?
Sovnarkom ruled with decree without seeking the Soviet’s approval, and Lenin immediately initiated peace talks with the Germans without reference to the Soviet. Consequently, while Sovnarkom met once or twice a day, the Soviet met increasingly infrequently.
Why was Lenin hostile to power sharing?
He felt as though other socialist parties would dillute his visions for the future.
