Lenin Flashcards
Lenin [1917-1924]
Gov, Cul, Eco
(Many)
Brest-Litovsk march 1918
• in March 1918 Lenin decided to make a Treaty to pull out of the war
• treaty = controversial as giving up many areas of land
but Lenin was sure the war was over soon so they could reclaim them
• Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Georgia, Finland
– initially become German and Austro-Hungarian protectorates till end of the war then they become independent
• this resulted in a loss of:
⅓ agricultural land
⅓ railway track
⅓ pop of the Soviet Republic (55 mill)
nearly all oil
most cotton textile Productions
⅔ coal mine
½ heavy industry
Heavy economic cultural and political loss
Lenin [1917-1924]
Gov
Poland Russo-Polish war 1920
• during Civil War red army took Kiev
– Lenin wants invade Poland to free workers from tyranny + = knock on effect for proletariat in Neigbouring States to want join Lenin
Poland disagree
Russian forces halted outside Warsaw before being forced to retreat
16 oct 1920 Russo-Polish armistce signed
Treaty of Riga Oct 1921 (Ends war)
Poland remains Independent + Russ Embarecment
Lenin [1917-1924]
Gov Finn
Post war Gov of Finland
• Republican Gov under Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg
but Finnish-Soviet relations are bad
Lenin [1917-1924]
Gov Finn
Pork Mutiny 1922 Feb
Pork Mutiny Feb 1922 is an example of poor Finnish-Soviet Relations
+ shows Russ still influence Finn over the border
– When red Guards cross to Finn + loot property
– + persuade Finn Guards with Guns & money to join their Soviet Battalion
– Battalion leader Frans Myyryläinen starts Recruitment proccess by standing on a box perviously used for Pork Storage
Lenin [1917-1924]
Finland Gov
Karelia And the treaty of Tartu
Treaty of Tartu 1920
– Finn gain petsamo BUT East Karelia is Independent
1923
Finn communists establish the Karelian autonomous soviet socialist republic (Soviet satilite state)
▲ tenstions
Lenin [1917-24]
Cent Asia [Gov]
Cival war continuation of 1916 Revolt
• During Russ Cival War B try take rest of Russ Empire, icld Cent Asia
Resulted in areas in Cent asia creating own Autominus regions and the soviets bringing them down
Lenin [1917-24]
Cent Asia [Gov]
Kokland Autonomy 17-18 + Basmachi Rebellion 16-26-34 (Ish)
• Nov 1917, Turkestan Muslims try est. Autonomus gov in city of Kokand
called Kokland Autonomy
The B Liquidate them with a Massacre in Feb 1918 = 25k die
Kokland replaced by Turkestand ASSR
Massacre = ▲ support for Basmachi (What the Muslim rebel group called themselfs)
Who did Gurilla war + normal war to try take back most of Turkestan
in
Basmachi Rebellion [1916 (Conscription so technicaly started here)-1926- 1934 (fully stopped)]
1920’s = Red army Victory = Basmaci loose all support and fail
outside a few minor skirmishes
Rebellion ended in 1926
fully stopped by 1934 tho [Stalin]
shows Political rebellion and ressistance to Soviets and russia tring to take control
[Soviets want them as buffer state + resorces + Russ prestige]
[Gov + Eco]
Lenin [1917-24]
Cent Asia [Gov]
Alash Autonomy Dec 1917-Aug 1920
Dec 1917-Aug 1920 = Alash Autonomy
an Unrecognised Kazakh Prov Gov
founded by elites in the Alash Party
till Bolshevik gov bans party and gov in 1920 cuz it opposed to it
Lenin [1917-24]
Cent asia [gov]
Why keep it + constitution
• Soviets = sensitive to wants + needs of Cent asia
Constructs and implements a 1918 style constitution joining Cent asia to Russia RSFSR
Want to keep it cuz:
– Harsh and remote
– pol opp dumping ground
– Buffer state
– Resorces (eco)
– prestige of Russ
Lenin [1917-24]
Cent asia [Rel]
Communists and Islam
• Communists condemed Tsars reppression (likely in refference to Conscription)
+ guarentee their rights will be protected
Lenin [1917-1924]
Ukr [gov+Eco]
Brest-Litvosk and the cival war
• March 1918 Brest-Litvosk treaty signed = Ukrainian independence granted
• Russ Civil War 1917-21 = red army retakes Ukraine
– likely done to ▲ grain production and ▼ 1921 famine (eco)
Lenin [1917-1924]
Ukr [gov]
1924 constitution
• 1924 = Ukraine Soviet constitution
Ukraine = part of USSR as joined with RSFSR (in 1922)
1924:
Ukraine has own government + other symbols of sovergnty such as national flag
but government = answerable to sovnarkom
Lenin [1917-1924]
Cauc [Gov]
Georgia’s short lived independence
• 1920 = Georgian independence
• 1921 red army un-independences Georgia
Lenin [1917-1924]
Cauc [Gov]
Debate on How Georgia should be in USSR (1922 ish)
Around 1922 when Joining nations to the RSFSR and later naming this group the USSR
debates around Georgia being its own rep
• Some Com think Georgia combined with Armenia and Azerbaijan = transcaucasia = rep in USSR
• Georgia thinks should be in USSR on the same terms as everyone else as Georgia
• transcaucasia wins
but Georgian opp continues
Lenin [1917-1924]
Cauc [Gov]
Georgian Com vs Stalin incident
• dissident Georgian communists who support Georgian autonomy as a republic of the USSR and not as transcaucasia = Still sad
– Not want to look like Com disagree with Com to outside world:
• Stalin who is the commissar for National minorities orders Ordjonikidze (His Georgian rep) to = Georgian communists under control
but Ordj ends up literally beating their leaders
Stalin for some reason defends this
Lenin says × stalin as = ▲ Georgian discontent w/ Bol + possibly ▲ discontent w/ them in rest of USSR
Georgia remains part of Transcaucasia
