Week 7 Flashcards
(11 cards)
What were the main features of War Communism?
Grain requisitioning, nationalization, no private trade, labor conscription, rationing.
What were the impacts of War Communism on peasants?
Starvation, rebellions, loss of incentive to farm.
What was the NEP and why was it introduced?
A policy to revive the economy post-Civil War; reintroduced limited capitalism.
How did the NEP affect peasants and workers?
Peasants could sell surplus; urban workers saw limited improvement and rising inequality.
How did Stalinism differ from Leninism?
Stalinism featured extreme centralization, cult of personality, and brutal repression.
How did Stalin rise to power by 1929?
Party control, ideological manipulation, strategic alliances, elimination of rivals.
What did Trotsky’s “Permanent Revolution” argue?
Socialism required international revolution to survive.
What did Stalin’s “Socialism in One Country” propose?
Focused on internal consolidation rather than spreading revolution abroad.
What were the roles of Zinoviev, Kamenev, and Bukharin in the power struggle?
All allied with and later opposed Stalin; all were purged by the 1930s.
: How did Leninism affect women and the Russian Orthodox Church?
Promoted women’s rights and secularism; suppressed the Church’s influence.
What was Lenin’s Testament and its significance?
A document critical of Stalin; it was suppressed, aiding Stalin’s rise.
