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Summary Notes on Lenin’s Economic Policies and Culture
In-depth handwritten notes on Lenin’s economic policies and culture in Russia, from 1917 to 1921, perfect for A Level courses.
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1.
When was State Capitalism introduced?
Answer: 1918
2.
What were the aims of State Capitalism?
Answer: Transitional stage to stabilise economy; modernise economy; increase support
3.
When was the Decree on Land passed?
Answer: 26th October 1917
4.
When was the Workers’ Decree passed?
Answer: 14th November 1917
5.
When was the Vesenkha formed?
Answer: 5th December 1917
6.
What four aspects make up State Capitalism?
Answer: The Decree on Land, the Workers’ Decree, the Army Decree, Nationalisation
7.
How was State Capitalism successful?
Answer: Increased freedom of workers and peasants (increased support); nationalisation (Marxism); Marxism acknowledged the need for a transitional policy; increased state control
8.
How was State Capitalism a failure?
Answer: Abandoned quickly; divisions (especially Bukharin); angered syndicalists; Bolsheviks heavily reliant on Vesenkha
9.
When was war communism introduced?
Answer: 1918
10.
What were the aims of War Communism?
Answer: Win the civil war; war economy; supply the Red Army
Some examples from this set of practice questions
1.
What was Lenin’s motivation for the progression of women?
Answer: To increase the number of women in the workplace
2.
When was the Family Code introduced? What did it achieve?
Answer: 1918- divorce became easier and more accessible. By the 1920, Russia had the world’s highest divorce rate
3.
When did Russia legalise abortion?
Answer: November 1921- It was the first county to do so
4.
Why did Lenin want to destabilise the family unit?
Answer: It was a competitor for loyalty. He wanted to replace the nuclear family with a wider collectivised unit
5.
How did the Bolsheviks encourage mothers to return to work after birth?
Answer: Introduced paid maternity leave and had crèches in urban areas.
6.
Why did Lenin want to minimise the power of the Russian Orthodox Church?
Answer: It was a pilar of tsarism and a competitor for loyalty.
7.
When was the Decree on the Separation of Church and State passed?
Answer: February 1918
8.
Which organisation used propaganda to attack the Church?
Answer: The League of the Militant Godless
9.
How many clergymen had been killed by 194 as part of the civil war?
Answer: 4000
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