Notes
Summer of 1918 War Communism was instituted
Industry was nationalized
Compulsory labour was brought in
Private trade was suppressed
Peasants were forced to hand over their entire produce except bare essentials
Industry was nationalized
Compulsory labour was brought in
Private trade was suppressed
Peasants were forced to hand over their entire produce except bare essentials
Summary
War communism was put in place after WW1 to help recovery of Russia. Very harsh on the population and didn't really help.
Subjunctive question
If Lenin were to have kept war communism could there have been another revolution to get rid of him?
Quotes
The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all private property.
Karl Marx
Karl Marx