Lenin Economy Flashcards
What was state capitalism
Transitional stage between capitalism and socialism
Bolsheviks didn’t have enough power to create a fully socialist economic system
When was the decree on land
October 1917
What was the issue with workers seizing factories
Gave themselves pay rises
Took stock
Lacked the knowledge to run factories
What was the Veshenka? Why did it do
Council of the National Economy
Job was to oversee economic development
What could be described as runaway
Inflation with too few goods and not enough food
What made inflation worse
The loss of Ukraine
What happened to bread ration in Petrograd by February 1918
Bread ration in Petrograd was reduced to 50g a day
What was happening in the spring of 1918
Grain requisitioning due to shortages of grain
How much were farmers paid for their grain
A fixed price but often left with very little
Little motivation to grow crops and production fell
What were kulaks treated as
‘Enemies of the people’
Example of nationalisation
Banks
Putilov iron works
Railways
Power campanies
All businesses
Who were brought back
The expert and professional managers
Examples of strong discipline
In the factories (longer working days, wages replaced by workbooks which granted rations, clothing and lodging and internal passports)
What happened the population of Petrograd and Moscow
Population halved
Why did the population of Petrograd and Moscow fall
In search of food and to avoid conscription
Example of hyperinflation
Tram tickets in 1921 a million times higher than in 1917
What had happened to production in 1921
Production in 1921 was about 1/3 of what it was in 1913
What had happened to the population by 1921
Population had fallen from 171 million in 1913 to 131 million in 1921
In 1921 what were some people resorting to
Cannibalism
What revolt took place from August 1920 to June 1921
Tambov revolt
How many troops sent to deal with Tambov revolt
100,000
What law was introduced in the cities
Martial law
What took place in March 1921
Kronstadt sailors rebellion
What did the Kronstadt sailors ask for
Better treatment of workers and the end of the one party rule
What did the NEP allow
Private ownership
Price trade and profit
What did the NEP allow peasants to do
Sell surplus grain
Why was allowing peasants to sell surplus grain a good idea
Motivated farmers to produce more
What crisis occurred in 1923
The scissor crisis
What caused the scissor crisis
Industrial production didn’t increase while food production had
No industrial goods to buy
By 1923 what percentage of retail trade was ran by NEPmen
75%
