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Lenin Part 2

The document discusses War Communism, a policy implemented by the Bolsheviks to mobilize the economy for war, which ultimately led to economic disaster and widespread famine. By 1921, opposition to Lenin grew, highlighted by the Kronstadt mutiny, prompting the Bolsheviks to consolidate power and establish a one-party state. Lenin's interpretation of Marxism emphasized the necessity of a violent revolution and a disciplined party to lead the working class, even in a predominantly peasant society like Russia.

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Lenin Part 2

The document discusses War Communism, a policy implemented by the Bolsheviks to mobilize the economy for war, which ultimately led to economic disaster and widespread famine. By 1921, opposition to Lenin grew, highlighted by the Kronstadt mutiny, prompting the Bolsheviks to consolidate power and establish a one-party state. Lenin's interpretation of Marxism emphasized the necessity of a violent revolution and a disciplined party to lead the working class, even in a predominantly peasant society like Russia.

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Civil war,

War Communism &


NEP

Paper 1 Essay
Question
War Communism
• Bolsheviks mobilised the economy for war efforts- introducing
and economic policy that became known as War Communism.
• System of direct control over economy- aim: ensure towns
and armies were fed.
• War Communism insured Red Army's victory, but disaster for
economy.
• By 1921 opposition to Lenin had grown.
• Industrial productions dropped below 1914 levels.
• Agriculture was ruined by war- 1921 drought and famine-+-
5million people died of starvation.
• Sailors from Kronstadt naval base mutinied.
• 1917- Trotsky called them the pride and glory of the Russian
• It was a surprise because Lenin thought the sailors were
fiercely loyal to him.
• 20 000 Red Army solders were needed to put down the
How those
uprising, did that
Lenin seize
surrendered control
were executed. of the
state?
• 1921-Bolsheviks under Lenin sized control of state- with
Trotsky’s help.
• He created a highly disciplined party of professional
revolutionaries (Vanguard of the proletariat.
• Lenin believed they should take supreme control during a
revolutionary period.
• After 1919- Bolsheviks called themselves Communists Russia
names USSR 1923
• Communist Party only legal party- no opposition allowed.
What was Lenin’s interpretation of
Marxism?
• 1- Lenin insisted Capitalism could only be destroyed by
violent revolution.
• 2- Lenin believed that revolution was possible even in a
relatively backward country like Russia where capitalism
was not fully developed and the majority of the population
were peasants not workers.
• 3- For revolution to succeed, there needed to be a highly
disciplined workers’ party, strictly controlled by a dedicated
elite of intellectuals and full-time revolutionaries.
• Lenin was a committed revolutionary who took Marx’s
theory of the class struggle a step further, believing that
the ultimate goal of the class struggle was to establish a

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