society under Lenin Flashcards
brief overview of workers under lenin
lenin focused on improving the rights and conditions of the proletariat (limiting the day to 8 hours and improving education for all)
a brief overview of oppression under Lenin
labour camps were introduced and people were purged
a brief overview of women under Lenin
women were given far better rights. abortion was decriminalised and zhendotel allowed them political leadership positions
brief recap of young people under Lenin
education improved
komsomol gave young people activities but did include indoctrination about communism
brief overview of minorities under Lenin
national minorities were encouraged to deRussify. Gay people were granted greater freedoms
what did lenin provide in terms of education?
free schooling was provided for all, it combined academic subjects like science and maths with ‘socially useful labour’ in order to advance russias industrial society
what percentage of people under 50 were literate by 1941?
about 90%
what did lenin believe about art and literature?
that ‘art and literature should serve the people’
how did Lenin view power?
from the bottom to the top, democratic centralism
