HISTORY 1DD3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Lev Kamenev, Grigory Zinoviev, Liberal Democracy
22 Oct 2017
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Communism in russia part 1 (lenin) (look back at the russian revolution section in ww1 notes for background info: communism appeal. People were attracted to lenin because of the promise of justice and equality. The bolsheviks (lenin"s party) promised women equality with men. Made peasants read and write (literate): cheka. Dealt with political opposition from both the left and the right. Policed labor camps, put down riots, etc. Became the kgb after the death of lenin: war communism. Lenin nationalized the industry and abolished private holdings. Food requisition (demand of food) for the government was put into effect. Failed miserably as agricultural production declined and uncontrollable inflation made paper money worthless: new economic policy (nep) In response to the failure of war communism, the bolsheviks adopted the new. Economic policy (nep) which was much less radical, and even included some aspects of. Take one step back (towards capitalism) so we can later take two step forwards .
