Policies in Russia

Question 1

War Communism

Answer 1

When the state takes control of industry and tells factories what to produce. Food was seized and rationed from peasants in the countryside. Peasants grew less grain, as they thought it wasn’t worth growing it if it was going to be seized. This caused the economy to be in ruins, the cities to become chaotic and for millions to die due to famine.

Question 2

The NEP

Answer 2

Policy introduced by Lenin to improve economic situation- allowed some measure of Capitalism. Grain requisitioning stopped, peasants could now sell own grain. Traders could buy and sell goods. Smaller factories produced consumer goods, larger factories stayed under state control.

Question 3

Vesenkha and Gosplan

Answer 3

Established in 1917 by the communists. The council was Vesnkha, while Gosplan had to estimate the likely outputs and profits of factories and farms, and figure out how to increase them.