The consolidation of the communist dictatorship Flashcards
the establishment of one-party control; the removal of the constituent assembly; the ending of involvement in the first world war
what were the results of the November 1917 election
Socialist revolutionaries got 53% of the vote
Bolsheviks got 24%
when was the constituent assembly closed
January 1918
how was one-party control established
decree on the press October 1917 stopped other parties from publishing newspapers
bourgeoisie lost the right to vote in July 1918
Kadets banned December 1917
1921 all other political parties banned
why did the Bolsheviks want to end the involvement in world war one
came to power promising peace
why was there problems with making peace with Germany
Germany was occupying a large amount of Russian territory and peace would require large concessions
when was the armistice
December 1917 Trotsky negotiated the armistice
why were there divisions over peace
some Bolsheviks e.g. Bukharin believed Russia should fight on to defend socialism and Russia
other saw this as a betrayal of the promise of peace they made when coming into power
when was the treaty of brest litovsk and why was it urgent
march 1918
Trotsky had tried to delay hoping a German revolution would happen
the Germans began to renew their advance into Russia as Trotsky was taking so long
Terms of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Russia lost Finland, Estonia, Poland, Ukraine and more areas
resulted in the loss of 62 million people and 2 million square kilometres of land
74% of iron and coal 26% railway lines
had to pay 3 million roubles in reparations
how did the treaty of Brest-Litovsk help establish a one-party state
the socialist revolutionaries opposed he treaty strongly and walked out of Sovnarkom in protest
what was the 1918 constitution
supreme power lay with the all russian congress of soviets which also elected sovnarkom
how did the july 1918 constitution establish one-party control
sovnarkom was officially appointed by the congress but in reality it was appointed by the bolshevik central committee
congress only met at intervals so authority was in the hands of sovnarkom which was exclusively bolshevik with very few SRs
