Lenins Russia; Ideology And Change Flashcards
After the October revolution in 1917, what was the Bolsheviks main priority?
Consolidate control
What were the bolsheviks initially idea logically divided on?
Whether to end the war, and what type of government should be established
What is the October revolution failed to do
Spark workers revolutions across Europe, so to honour the promise of peace, the Bolsheviks had to negotiate with the German government
Who wanted to pursue the war?
The right Bukharin
What did Trotsky think about the war?
He proposed need a piece, Norwall retreating further, if necessary, while waiting for the revolution in the west
What type of approach did Lenin take when agreeing treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
Lenin’s pragmatic approach signed the treaty on the 3rd of March 1918. This a president in future socialism at home to take priority over spread in the international revolution.
What divide was produced about the ideological divisions over the future government of Russia?
Those who favoured abroad, Socialist government created a coalition of Bolsheviks, another Socialist parties
And those who are good for an exclusively Bolshevik state
How did Lenin believe the government of Russia should be ran
And exclusively Bolsheviks, a claim in a strong party was necessary to establish the dictatorship of the proletariat
What did Lenin establish once he won the division?
And exclusively Bolshevik sovnarkom only allowing a few left wing S ours to join this cabinet
What happened in the sovnarkom in March 1918
The left wing as ours what out of the sovnarkom in protest at the treaty of Brest litovsk
What was Lenin’s ideological justification regarding his early actions to preserve the new state?
To achieve the dictatorship of the proletariat, active repression of counterrevolutionaries would be essential
I work in a state of demanded, the destruction of private enterprise & capitalists
What actions did lenin take to preserve Bolshevik control
December 1917 Cheka created
January 1918. The constitute assembly was dismissed.
1918 to 21 repression and terror imposed during the Civil War years
1918 to 21 private enterprise in capitalism were replaced by central government control of industry and agriculture
When was the importance of Marxist ideology questioned
In 1922 when face by economic downturn, which provoked popular disturbances Lenin appeared to change course and launched NEP
With Lenin adopting NEP what does this suggest?
Pragmaticism was more important to him, then ideology, although it is not known whether he intended the new policy to be permanent
What new ideological principles emerge in the years up to 1924
The party could never be wrong
The party always spoke with one voice
