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War communism was the economic system implemented in Soviet Russia from 1918 to 1921 during the Russian Civil War. It involved state ownership of industry, agriculture, trade, and imposed strict control of the economy and society. Lenin was forced to adopt this harsh system due to Russia's poor economic state following World War I and the civil war, though it faced much opposition. By 1921, war communism had led to economic collapse, famine, and widespread unrest. Lenin introduced the New Economic Policy as a replacement to liberalize some economic controls and allow limited private enterprise.

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War communism was the economic system implemented in Soviet Russia from 1918 to 1921 during the Russian Civil War. It involved state ownership of industry, agriculture, trade, and imposed strict control of the economy and society. Lenin was forced to adopt this harsh system due to Russia's poor economic state following World War I and the civil war, though it faced much opposition. By 1921, war communism had led to economic collapse, famine, and widespread unrest. Lenin introduced the New Economic Policy as a replacement to liberalize some economic controls and allow limited private enterprise.

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Lenin Notes

-What was it? Why did Lenin apply it? Successful? Did Lenin want to use it or was he
forced?
1. War Communism
-War communism was the economic and political system that existed in Soviet Russia
during
the Russian Civil War, from 1918 to 1921.
-Russia was in a very poor state due to the First World War peoples lives were bad and
werent improving by the Blosheviks. The shortcut to fix all problems seemed to be
communism, although many did not support communism Russia had little industry and a
small working class, therefore, the Russians had little choice but embrace War Communism

People of Russia are supporting Lenin


Trotsky says : stay in War and industrialize before the revolution happens
All Soviet Congress: Council of workers (leader Lenin)
Trotsky joins lenin to be leader of Bolsheviks communist country
Tries to get out of war a quick as possible
o December 1917 Trotsky meets Germans to make peace with them
o Germans are well off in war against Russia
o Germany is willing to have peace if russia give Germany lots of land
o Lenin wants peace no matter under what condition
o March 1918: Peace with German; give germany much land
o Russia is out of the War
USA; France; UK hate Russia (backstabbing) and therefore all communists
The Problem is not Russia, the Problems is Communism If we can get
Communism out of Russia, Russia wil- join war again
o Sending troops to Russia for civil War to fight Lenin in order to get rid of
communism
o Civil War (1918-1921)r: Whites (anti communists) vs. Reds (Communists)
The people of Russia wanted communism to stay
Whites consists of 5 groups very disorganized
Reds win Civil War
Lenin's War communism in place: state ownership of everything not
much freedom, very effective (the whole state works together)
Result: Communists hates West start of cold War
Russia is not invited to Treaty of Versailles
1921:
deflation of since 1913 for economy
drought
unhappy society
on edge of another revolution
New economic policy
Lenin bring back to russia
things get better
1924: Lenin dies who is succeding him?
Debate: 3 people
Trotsky
Zinoviev
Kamenev
moving back to the revolutionary days

another runner: Bukharin (supported by Stalin)

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