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Lenin’s Economy Flashcards

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1
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What was essential to build socialism?

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Economic Revolution

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Lenin’s 4 economic objectives

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  • Modernisation
  • Consolidation
  • Military victory
  • Destroy Capitalism
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Modernisation Objective:

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Economy must be highly advanced from the Feudal society of the Tsars

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Consolidation Objective

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Economic Stability and advancement was essential to help Lenin retain Bolshevik hold on power.

Gain more supporters.

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Military Victory Objective

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Lenin needed a strong economy to supply his Red Army and win the Civil War - maintain hold on power.

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Destroy Capitalism Objective

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Lenin wanted to create an economy which was highly more effective than capitalism, which ended economic innequality

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7
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When did nationalisation of industry begin?

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March 1918

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What was the heart of Lenin’s economic policy 1918-24

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Large scale nationalisation

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9
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State Capitalism introduction date?

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March 1918

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10
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Explain STATE CAPITALISM

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  • an economic phase between Capitalism and Communism
  • nationalisation of large-scale industry
  • ended capitalism by passing ownership of industry from the capitalists to the State (centralisation)
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11
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What did Lenin hope state capitalism would do?

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More efficient industry

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Vesenkha job

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To centralise control of the now national industries

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What would make State Capitalism more effective and efficient?

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The govt could employ economic experts to run the economy.

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Centralisation of national industries (by Vesenkha) would: 3 + explain how

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  • reestablish worker discipline (offer high pay to hard workers)
  • factories properly managed (controlled by well-paid experts)
  • economy could be coordinated (tailored to meet needs of society)
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War Communism - forever or temporary?

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Lenin wanted it to be temporary - just to secure Bolshevik power in the civil war.

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Civil war start date

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Summer 1918

17
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What was War Communism in broad terms?

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A series of EMERGENCY ECONOMIC measures to ensure the communists won the civil war

18
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WAR Communism measures: (4)

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  • nationalisation of ALL industry
  • food dictatorship
  • labour discipline
  • abolition of the market

Explained on other card…

19
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Food Dictatorship: (war communism)

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  • food free market abolished
  • grain requisitioned from peasants
  • distributed according to the SUPPLY COMMISSARIAT
20
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Supply Commissariat (WC)

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Govt Body which decided which groups given the most food during requisitioning in war communism.

21
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Food distribution from the Supply Commissariat (war communism)

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  • Soldiers and workers got largest rationing
  • bourgeoise given least
22
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How was Labour Discipline enforced (war communism):

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  • 11 hr working day introduced
  • work compulsory for men 16-50
23
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Why was the market abolished? (war communism)

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  • money worthless due to hyperinflation
  • => money abolished
  • private trade also made illegal
24
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Did war communism lead to victory?

A

100%

25
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Negatives of War Communism?

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  • destroyed incentive to work - not rewarded for outstanding effort
  • 1920 famine consequences exacerbated
  • less workers in cities
26
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Why did War Comm exacerbate Famine (1920)

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1921 harvest only 46% of 1913 harvest
REQUISITIONING = No food for farmers

27
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Date of Famine?

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1920

28
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Famine 1920 Deaths?

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6 million dead

29
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Why did War Communism lead to industrial workers shortages?

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  • workers fled cities to find food
  • declined from 2.6 million (1917) —> 1.2 million in 1921
30
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What policy did the 1921 economic crisis lead to?

A

NEW ECONOMIC POLICY

31
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Key features of state capitalism:

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  • land decree
  • workers control
  • peoples bank of Russian republic
  • veshenka (supreme council of the national economy)
32
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Key features of war communism:

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  • removal of currency (hyperinflation)
  • military style discipline
  • private trade banned
  • NATIONALISATION
  • grain requisitioning
  • rationing
33
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Key features of the NEP

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  • end to requisitioning - replaced with tax
  • no collectivisation to compromise with the peasantry
  • returned small scale industry to private
  • bonuses, managers
  • growth of small scale businesses
  • currency and wages

Russia A-LEVEL History! Lenin to Yeltsin 1917-91 (19 decks)

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