The death of Lenin

Question 1

Political reforms

Answer 1

• “Eliminating radishes”, those who were red on the outside, but really white on the inside.
• CHEKA was given unquestioned authority
• By 1922, 1/4 of the Party membership had been expelled

Question 2

foreign policy reforms

Answer 2

• non-Russia regions showed growing nationalism who were given rights of self-determination and were allowed to be separated from the USSR
• soviets were a cover for communists

Question 3

early economic reforms

Answer 3

• communists modernise the soviets allowing less room for opposition
• lessening NEP led to CHEKA being reduced in size and losing certain powers
• wanted to promote former workers within the party rather this workers collectively ruling society

Question 4

1924: Secret police

Answer 4

CHEKA was abolished Feb 1922 and replaced by GPU (State Political Organisation) and In 1924 was replaced by OGPU (Unified State Political Organisation)

Question 5

How did he die

Answer 5

he suffered gunshot wounds from an assail in 1918, along with the pressure of the Civil war undermining his health. From 1922, Lenin suffered a series of strokes which left him paralysed and unable rule the USSR and he died 21 January 1924.

Question 6

Leningrad

Answer 6

Petrograd renamed in honour of Lenin