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How did Lenin tackle the problems
  he faced after the civil war?
NEP: ‘a tactical retreat’
• What was the NEP?
- Grain requisitioning abolished -‘tax in kind’ –
- Private ownership allowed: Small businesses
- Rationing abolished – money economy back!
- State control of heavy industry, transport, &
  banking system
• How was it justified to the party?
- ‘Tactical retreat’, ‘Economic Brest Litovsk’
- Fierce debate, but Kronstadt - Desire for unity
What was its impact
•   1922 – food in markets, trade flowing
•   Cereal production up 23 per cent
•   Factory output up 200 per cent
•   Nepmen: private traders – corruption, crime
•   1923 – too much food! ‘scissor crisis’
•   Peasants reluctant to sell
•   Government now asked for cash from peasants
•   1926 – industrial production hit 1913 levels
•   Peasants did well from NEP – more freedom
Was there political liberalisation as well?
• In a word, no!
• Censorship – deportations of writers, material
  checked by Glavlit
• Attacks on political rivals – 5000 Mens arrested in
  1921, show trials (made up crimes)
• Crushing of peasant revolts – whole villages
  destroyed, ones that supported REDs = rewarded
  - salt
• Attacks on Church – Union of Militant Godless –
• Establishment of GPU
How did the state become more
   centralised and less democratic?
• Collapse of industry & railway system, Civil
  War, peasant obstinacy
• 1919: Politburo – precedence over Sovnarkom
• CP took control of soviets across Russia
- ‘trusted’ nominees appointed
• 1921: Ban on factions
• 1923: Nomenklatura system – loyalty list

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How did lenin tackle the problems he faced

  • 1. How did Lenin tackle the problems he faced after the civil war?
  • 2. NEP: ‘a tactical retreat’ • What was the NEP? - Grain requisitioning abolished -‘tax in kind’ – - Private ownership allowed: Small businesses - Rationing abolished – money economy back! - State control of heavy industry, transport, & banking system • How was it justified to the party? - ‘Tactical retreat’, ‘Economic Brest Litovsk’ - Fierce debate, but Kronstadt - Desire for unity
  • 3. What was its impact • 1922 – food in markets, trade flowing • Cereal production up 23 per cent • Factory output up 200 per cent • Nepmen: private traders – corruption, crime • 1923 – too much food! ‘scissor crisis’ • Peasants reluctant to sell • Government now asked for cash from peasants • 1926 – industrial production hit 1913 levels • Peasants did well from NEP – more freedom
  • 4. Was there political liberalisation as well? • In a word, no! • Censorship – deportations of writers, material checked by Glavlit • Attacks on political rivals – 5000 Mens arrested in 1921, show trials (made up crimes) • Crushing of peasant revolts – whole villages destroyed, ones that supported REDs = rewarded - salt • Attacks on Church – Union of Militant Godless – • Establishment of GPU
  • 5. How did the state become more centralised and less democratic? • Collapse of industry & railway system, Civil War, peasant obstinacy • 1919: Politburo – precedence over Sovnarkom • CP took control of soviets across Russia - ‘trusted’ nominees appointed • 1921: Ban on factions • 1923: Nomenklatura system – loyalty list