key debate surrounding Lenin's method of control

Question 1

arguments that decisions taken because of circumstance, to maintain control and preserved the Soviet state (pragmatism):

Answer 1

-the decree on peace was a practical solution to mounting public pressure
-they sidelined the Petrograd Soviet in favour of the Sovnarkom in order to assert control
-the decree on land only legitimised what was already happening
-the decree on workers’ control was arguably only done to appease the workers in order to gain more public support

Question 1

arguments that decisions taken by Lenin were based on Marxist ideology:

Answer 1

-the promise of peace links to idea of socialism in one state
-the military decree to remove class ranks links to ideology of a classless society
-argument that a one party state was necessary as there needed to be a dictatorship of the proletariat
-the decree on land is fundamentally based on Marxism
-in 1919 the Communist International was created, showing them to still be keen to promote Communism in europe