1. The Russian Revolution
Civil War and Lenin

2. Bolshevik’s Come Under Pressure
By 1917 the Bolsheviks had taken power
Socialist rule did not bring about change
Lenin and his supporters had to defend the world’s first “dictatorship of the proletariat” against
Dissident socialists
Anti-Bolshevik officers and troops
Peasant bands
Foreign forces

3. Bolshevik’s Come Under Pressure
By 1917 the Bolsheviks had taken power
Socialist rule did not bring about change
Lenin and his supporters had to defend the world’s first “dictatorship of the proletariat” against
Dissident socialists
Anti-Bolshevik officers and troops
Peasant bands
Foreign forces
Working class

4. Lenin Consolidates Power
Bolsheviks change name to the Russian Communist Party
Communists began the Red Terror campaign to crush opposition; mainly anti-communists labeled Whites
The Cheka or secret police kills 200,000 Russians
Communists execute the Czar and family to destroy White hopes

5. The Civil War
Whites form the White Army to counter the Communist Red Army
France, Britain, Japan, and the U.S. support White Army
Reds defeat Whites by 1920

6. War Communism Civil war brings war communism
Without any real plans to reform Russia the Communists embark on policy of nationalization or state ownership of productive assets.
The Communists seize crop from peasant to feed workers in the city.
By 1920 industrial production falls to 1/10 of pre-war levels
The war and policy decisions destroy the economy

7. New Economic Policy
Lenin demonstrates his pragmatism and his willingness to compromise
The NEP is aimed at restoring the market economy in part
Small businesses regain ownership
Farmers are able to sell products on the market for market prices
Lenin dies before NEP is fully implemented