Lenins Russua

Question 1

SovNarkom

Answer 1

Council of people is commissars formed in 1917 following the October revolution
essentially the executive branch of the Soviet government
chairman of the council was equivalent of a prime minister

Question 2

1918 constitution

Answer 2

Responsible for electing the sovnarkom
in reality chosen by the Bolshevik’s

Question 3

Moscow becomes what during 1918

Answer 3

Becomes the capital so that the government was further away from advancing white armies

Question 4

Murder of the tsar and his family

Answer 4

Nicholas the second and his family were killed in 1918

Question 5

What is
A Politburo

Answer 5

In March 1919 as the Civil War intensified Lenin wanted to concentrate decision-making into the hands of an even smaller group of the Communist leaders therefore he from the Politburo

Question 6

Orgbruo

Answer 6

Was to supervise local party committees/ secretariat
in order to ensure that the Politburo decision and policies have been followed correctly

Question 7

One-party state

Answer 7

The Bolshevik party becomes a communist party in March 1918
the Bolsheviks renamed themselves as a communist party
this was a recognition that Russia had become a one-party state

Question 8

Why did Lenin dismissed the idea of sharing power

Answer 8

Sidlined the PS in favour of sovnarkom

Question 9

How did the dismissal of a constituent assembly go against Marxist ideology

Answer 9

That power should come from the people was being ignored,

created a one-party state he was following his own idea of the dictatorship of the polertariat

RUSSIAN people needed guiding towards communism and they were not ready

Question 10

1918 Against constituent assembly dismissal

Answer 10

Demonstrators again for dissolving of the constituent assembly was shot 12 died highlighted a dictatorship

Question 11

Leninist- Marxist

Answer 11

Lenin radically reform the ideas of marx
the Russia revolution did not follow the marx said revolution will take lead by a party not a class
and limited to one nation not worldwide

Lenin claimed that the party represented the people without the need of a democracy

Question 12

Lenin and the SRs

Answer 12

he also claimed that he was in coillition with the left wing SR

this ended with the treaty of Brest latovisk

in 1922 the first show trials were of the

SR 34 condemned 11 executed

Question 13



Question 14

How did the Civil War shape the Bolshevik ideology

Answer 14

Highlighted the fight against counterrevolutionaries

this led the use of terror to eradicate all opposition

the Cheka played a key role in this other parties were targeted

for example 5000 Mensheviks were arrested

Question 15

How did the Bolsheviks centralise control during the Cicl war

Answer 15

War communism

Question 16

How did censorship become extensive under lenin

Answer 16

It became more extensive

dozen of Russian writers were deported to show that it was not a good idea to criticise the government

all books poems and other writings had to be submitted for approval before they could be published

Question 17

The Church on the Lenin

Answer 17

Was attacked
As a rival potentially

Question 18

What was the Cheka named as

Answer 18

GPU 1922

Question 19

Ban on factions in 1921

Answer 19

Increasing use of terror and the economic problems caused by the civil war led to different opinion within the Communist Party

some members felt like the policies pursued were too harsh and that workers have not benefited enough from the October revolution

a group called the workers opposition formed within the party this worried Lenin as party unity was vital if the new commonest regime to survive the 10th party Congress passed a ban on factions which made one decision had been made by the Central committee of the Commons party then a party member could openly disagree with the policy

Question 20

Nomenklatura

Answer 20

Loyality counted more than expertise
Team members keen on promotion did not challenge of the best decisions on leadership

Question 21

Who kept attending the Soviets even after enthusiasm faded

Answer 21

The numbers of attending Soviets fell overall leading to a greater influence of the Bolsheviks

Question 22

September elections in the Soviet

Answer 22

Bolsheviks gain a majority of seats for the first time in the Petrograd Soviet

Question 23

Visional government problems

Answer 23

The army was disintegrating
food shortages
peasant unrest
law order