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Social developments: effect of Leninist/Stalinist rule on class, women, young people, religion and national minorities; propaganda and cultural change.
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The emergence of Communist dictatorship, 1917–1941 (A-level only)
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The emergence of Communist dictatorship, 1917–1941 (A-level only)
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Social developments: effect of Leninist/Stalinist rule on class, women, young people, religion and national minorities; propaganda and cultural change
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Which of the following policies was introduced by Lenin to stabilize the economy after the Russian Civil War?
Direct answer
The New Economic Policy (NEP) was introduced by Lenin in 1921 to revive the Russian economy after the devastation of the Civil War.
Key terms
- Proletariat: The working-class people who, according to Marxist theory, would rise up against the bourgeoisie to establish a classless society.
- Bolshevik: A faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party led by Lenin, which seized power in the October Revolution of 1917.
Common trap
Confusing War Communism with the NEP: Remember that War Communism was a wartime measure focused on state control, while the NEP was a response to economic crisis that allowed for some private enterprise.
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