Chapter 3.5 - The impact of the Russian Revolution 1917 Flashcards
Chapter 3.5 - Russian Revolution 1917
chapter 3.5
Political Impacts of the 1917 October Revolution:
What was established after the revolution?
The dictatorship of the proletariat
When was the provisional government overthrown?
October 1917
What was overthrown in January 1918?
The Constituent Assembly
What did the 1918 Constitution allow elections to?
The All-Russian Congress of Soviets
What was leadership of the All-Russian Congress of Soviets called?
The Central Executive Committee
What were there elections for, which was chaired by Lenin?
The Council of People’s Commissars (Sovnarkom)
What were the 3 offices in the Central Executive Committee?
- Politburo
- Ogburo
- Orgburo
What was the Politburo?
A small, elite group that formulated policy
What did the Orgburo run?
The Bolshevik Party
What did the Ogburo run?
The Cheka
What did the Cheka victimise people on?
Who they were, not what they had done
How many people did the Cheka execute per year from 1917 to 1922?
28,000
When was press freedom abolished?
1918
What newspaper was created by the Bolsheviks?
Pravda (truth)
What was set up in 1921 to distribute propaganda?
Agitprop
What was signed in March 1918?
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Economic Impacts of the 1917 October Revolution:
What was the November 1917 Decree on Land?
Private property was abolished and land in the countryside was to be given to the peasants
What was formed in December 1917?
The Supreme Economic Council (SEC)
What was the role of the Supreme Economic Council?
To manage all the businesses which had been nationalised (30,000)
What was the November 1918 Decree on Workers Control?
Workers were given the power to run factories
Social Impacts of the 1917 October Revolution:
What was legalised in 1918?
Abortion - birth rate declined
When were civil marriages legalised?
1918
What meant that workers were fined for mistakes?
The New Work Discipline
What happened to workers if they were deemed ‘anti-revolutionary’?
They were shot
