2A - LENIN Flashcards
(50 cards)
What did Lenin believe?
Socialism was possible and as revolution spread, advanced countries would send aid o developing countries - the economy would develop without need for communism
Why did Lenin need the economy to be strong?
Ensure people had food so they could provide the materials to defend the revolution
What is state capitalism?
Capitalism had been destroyed bu the economy was not stable enough to start building socialism
What was state capitalism based on?
The nationalisation of industry - took industry away from middle class owners
What did the Vesenkha do?
Set up to ensure factories were properly managed - placed under control of well-paid specialists and co-ordinated economic production
What happened to industries?
Large industries were nationalised
Smaller ones were controlled by workers or back to capitalists
What was the reaction to state capitalism?
Very unpopular - made little difference
Ended when civil war broke out
What did the decree on land do?
Large estates belonging to the church or landowners were broken up and given to peasans
What was war communism?
An emergency economic measure whereby high levels of industrial war goods was promoted
What did this Cheka do in terms of food?
Authorises to seise grain without payment then distribute it through a system of rationing
What was the system of rationing?
The largest rations went to the workers/soldiers and the smallest went to the bourgeoisee
What was labour discipline like under Lenin?
Work was made compulsory for all able-bodied people between the ages of 16-59
11 hour. working day
What happened to money?
Money became worthless due to inflation
How were workers paid?
Through rations
What happened to private trading?
It became illegal and there was complete nationalism over all business
What was the consequences of ending private trade?
Led to economic decline and a failure to abolish the market completely
What did grain requisitioning lead to?
Led to lower rates of production as peasants were not paid - little incentive
What was the decline in the workforce from 1915-1922/
3 million workers to 1.2 million workers
Where did 40% of food come from?
Rationing
Where did 60% of food come from?
Black market
How did workers retaliate to grain requisitioning?
Stole government resources and metal workers stole scrap metal
What happened to workshops under Lenin?
Workshops closed because of lack of fuel, wooden buildings were destroyed and unemployment rose
What was the difference between the 1921 and 1913 harvest
1921 harvest was only 46% of the 1913 harvest
How many people died in the famines under Lenin
6 million
