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Questions and Answers
Who was posted to Tsaritsin in June 1918?
Who was posted to Tsaritsin in June 1918?
- Pavel Moritzov
- Lenin
- Stalin (correct)
- Olga Balikina
What was the purpose of Stalin purging the city of Tsaritsin?
What was the purpose of Stalin purging the city of Tsaritsin?
- To promote collectivization
- To build tractors, tanks, and planes
- To eliminate counter-revolutionaries (correct)
- To secure food supplies
What did Stalin define as a 'profiteer' or 'exploiter' in the text?
What did Stalin define as a 'profiteer' or 'exploiter' in the text?
- A farmer who owns a mill
- A farmer who uses hired labor (correct)
- A farmer who owns livestock
- A farmer who owns mechanical agricultural equipment
What did the police confiscate from the peasants during the collectivization process?
What did the police confiscate from the peasants during the collectivization process?
Who accused her own father of stealing wheat from his kolkos?
Who accused her own father of stealing wheat from his kolkos?
What was the purpose of the requisition brigades?
What was the purpose of the requisition brigades?
What was Lenin's suggested punishment for speculators caught not delivering the required amount of grain?
What was Lenin's suggested punishment for speculators caught not delivering the required amount of grain?
Why did Lenin want to issue a decree for taking hostages in grain producing districts?
Why did Lenin want to issue a decree for taking hostages in grain producing districts?
What did Surupa disapprove of in the battle for grain?
What did Surupa disapprove of in the battle for grain?
What did Lenin believe was the meaning of the dictatorship of the proletariat?
What did Lenin believe was the meaning of the dictatorship of the proletariat?
Who did Lenin blame for the food shortages in Russia?
Who did Lenin blame for the food shortages in Russia?
What did Lenin promise the peasants before the revolution?
What did Lenin promise the peasants before the revolution?
Why did food shortages worsen in 1918?
Why did food shortages worsen in 1918?
What did some strict Bolsheviks think about inflation?
What did some strict Bolsheviks think about inflation?
What did Lenin do to address the food crisis?
What did Lenin do to address the food crisis?
