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Lenin giving a motivational speech, he was the bolsheviks leader.

Chapter 11 - Peace at any price

The first decrees of Sovnarkom Lenin started issuing orders

8 November 1917 - decree on land

8 November - a drecree on peace

12 November - decree on work

14 November - a decree on unemployment

1 December - a decree on the press

11 December - banned Russia's main liberal party

20 December - Lenin set up political police force

27 December - decree on owrkers' control

27 December - decree on banking

31 December - decree on marriage

The Constituent Assembly Nov 1917 Russia's new parliament, Constituent Assembly, election held, Bolsheviks lost badly, got red guards and killed many people

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Quick end to war for them to stay in power.Russia and Germany made peace because Germany was close to Russia, but there was civil war.

Chapter 12 - Civil War and Foreign Intervention After peace with Germany, there was anti-bolsheviks fighting them

The Czech Legion May 1918, 45000 Czeh prisoners traveled across Russia, on the war they took over a town. More Czeh joined the fight with bolsheviks, enemies joined Czeh. New government called Komuch. Trostsky tried to contain situation with Red Army

Reds and Whites There was the Red army and the White army, white was anyone opposing the bolsheviks The fights were brutal, killing civilians They killed the Tsar for fear of him becoming leader Lenin got shot but survived.

The Red Terror Tortured prisoners to confess Trotsky made his own form of terror Very good military leader Red Army began to win.

Chapter 13 - One step backwards

War communism, under control places shared wealth while army had food and supplies

War Communisum 1. All factories with 10+ workers were nationalised 2. All workers under government control 3. Private trading banned 4. Government allowed money to lose value through inflation 5. Cities food was strictly rationed.

War communism won the war, country side peasants decided they only needed to enough food for themselves

The New Economic Policy 10,000 sailors revolt at Kronstadt. Stopped by army New rules - New economic Policy or NEP

The 1923 Constitution Made a new constitution. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Each had their own government.

Lenin's death strokes in 1922 and 1923, died in 1924. It was put on display, many people could see him.

Summary: Lenin took over Russia with bolsheviks, there was many conflicts. In the end USSR was formed and he died.

Question: When did lenin die? When did lenin have strokes? When was the constitution formed? What is war communism

Citation: Die Aktion. "Lenin’s Infantile Disorder." //Libcom//. Libcom, July-Aug. 2005. Web. Oct.-Nov. 2010. .