War communist and NEP
war communism
-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
the new economic policy
-By 1921 Lenin realized War Communism was not causing a recovery
-he brought in the NEP
-Some private trade was permitted
-peasants could sell surplus
-Small factories could be purchased by a co-operative for private ownership
-some parts of the industry began to recover under the NEP
-he brought in the NEP
-Some private trade was permitted
-peasants could sell surplus
-Small factories could be purchased by a co-operative for private ownership
-some parts of the industry began to recover under the NEP
"Without revolutionary theory there can be no revolutionary movement." -Lenin
Summary: War Communism was put into place in 1918, because compulsory labour was brought in, private trade was suppressed, and peasants had to hand over their produce with little pay and little left over for themselves.