Local structures of government- soviets Flashcards
When was the first workers council/ soviet set up?
After the October Manifesto in 1905.
Where was the first workers council set up?
St Petersburg.
What was the initial aim of soviets?
-To coordinate strikes and protect factory workers.
What was the council officially referred to as in 1917?
-The Petrograd Soviet of workers deputies
-Bolsheviks began to dominate the executive committee.
How powerful were soviets? (powerful)
-controlled Russia- dictating strikes, essential service.
-Petrograd soviet order no1- ultimate authority over soldiers.
How powerful were the soviets? (not powerful)
-forced into protecting the Bolsheviks
-July 1917- B had 200,0000 members compared to Menshevik 8000.
What slogan did the communists drop in terms of soviets?
‘all power to the soveits’
How many members did the Menshevik party have in comparison to the Bolshevik party?
-200,000 Bolsheviks
-8,000 Menshevik.
What year was the Petrograd soviet order No.1?
1917.
What legal reforms under the Tsars in 1864? ALEX II
-jury system
-hierarchy
-pay for judges.
What legal reforms under the Tsars in 1877? ALEX II
-senate to try political cases.
What legal reforms under the Tsars in 1881? ALEX III
-centralised police
-land captains over JP’s
-special courts for political cases.
What legal reforms occurred from 1917 onwards?
-‘revolutionary justice’
What epitomised the ‘revolutionary justice’?
-The new criminal code of 1921.
What was the new criminal code of 1921?
-legalised the use of terror to deal with crime.
