18 Questions
What were some of the harsh policies enforced by the Communist State in Soviet Russia?
Universal military service, death penalty for conscientious objectors, enforced labor, military Communism, and requisitioning.
How did the Communist State respond to workers' protests?
They suppressed workers' protests by using the military.
Describe the attitude of the Communist State towards the Russian peasants.
The Communist State used an iron hand, including whipping peasants and razing their villages with artillery.
What were the Russian peasants and workers fighting for during the Revolution?
They were defending the Revolution, hoping that the Communist State's actions would soon cease.
What did the Russian peasants and workers believe was the cause of the Bolshevik horrors?
They believed the Bolshevik horrors were the result of powerful enemies attacking their country from abroad.
What characterized the 'constructive social and economic policies' of the Bolsheviki?
Enforced labor, agrarian and industrial conscription, and military Communism.
What did Lenin admit to at the X.Congress of the Communist Party of Russia in March, 1921?
His former policies were all wrong.
What did Lenin consider the razvyorstka, the requisition of food, to be?
Pure robbery.
How did Lenin describe the Soviet bureaucracy in Russia?
Corrupt and criminal, a huge parasite.
What was Lenin's view on private ownership and free trade in Russia?
Private ownership must be re-introduced, free trade established.
In what economic state was Russia described as in the text?
A combination of State and private capitalism.
What did Lenin consider the best Communist to be, based on his statement?
He who can drive the best bargain.
How did the Bolshevik government view the agrarian population in relation to the proletariat?
They viewed the agrarian population as 'petty bosses' and 'bourgeois', unable to keep step with the proletariat on the road to socialism.
What dissatisfaction arose among the great peasant masses in response to the Bolshevik government's actions?
The great peasant masses were dissatisfied with the discrimination against the peasant representatives in the Soviets and at the National Conferences.
Who presided over the Land Commissariat, which was a vital factor in the reconstruction of Russia?
The Land Commissariat was presided over by a Left Social-Revolutionist.
How did the Russian muzhik, or peasant, react to the Bolshevik concept of the dictatorship of the proletariat?
The Russian muzhik resented the dictatorship of the proletariat as discrimination against himself.
What was the peasants' demand in response to feeling enslaved, oppressed, and ignored for a long time?
The peasants demanded an equal share in the organization and administration of the affairs of the country.
How did the Bolshevik government discriminate against the peasant representatives in the Soviets and at National Conferences?
The Bolshevik government sought to handicap the independent efforts of peasant representatives and narrowed the scope and activities of the Land Commissariat.
Test your knowledge on the policies implemented during the Russian Civil War, including universal military service, enforced labor, and military Communism. Explore the impact of these measures on society and the economy.
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