Lenin faced several difficulties after the Russian Civil War. After the Summer of 1918 war communism was implemented. This type of communism ensured that all goods and products that were made would go towards fighting the war. After this act, Russia's economy dropped quickly. Peasants began to farm for themselves (as they knew that any extra product would be taken from them), factories were shut down, as they didn't have proper workers, and malnutrition began to become extremely common which lead to disease through Russia. These are a few of the challenges that Lenin faced. By 1921, Lenin realized that war communism wasn't causing a recovery. He created the New Economic Policy. When Lenin died in Jan 1924, there was a power struggle in Russia between Stalin and Trotsky. It was known as the "Guns or Butter" debate. Stalin wanted a heavy industry and Trotsky wanted consumer goods. This debate lasted for 3 years and at then end Stalin was successful. He had Trotsky expelled from the Soviet Union, later to be put of trial for treason in abstentina and finally in 1940, hunted down and assassinated. In my opinion, Stalin had managed to modernize Russia's economy. However, he didn't provide for the society as a whole, having actually trampled all over the traditional structure of Russian society.
Lenin faced several difficulties after the Russian Civil War. After the Summer of 1918 war communism was implemented. This type of communism ensured that all goods and products that were made would go towards fighting the war. After this act, Russia's economy dropped quickly. Peasants began to farm for themselves (as they knew that any extra product would be taken from them), factories were shut down, as they didn't have proper workers, and malnutrition began to become extremely common which lead to disease through Russia. These are a few of the challenges that Lenin faced. By 1921, Lenin realized that war communism wasn't causing a recovery. He created the New Economic Policy. When Lenin died in Jan 1924, there was a power struggle in Russia between Stalin and Trotsky. It was known as the "Guns or Butter" debate. Stalin wanted a heavy industry and Trotsky wanted consumer goods. This debate lasted for 3 years and at then end Stalin was successful. He had Trotsky expelled from the Soviet Union, later to be put of trial for treason in abstentina and finally in 1940, hunted down and assassinated. In my opinion, Stalin had managed to modernize Russia's economy. However, he didn't provide for the society as a whole, having actually trampled all over the traditional structure of Russian society.
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The economic impact was huge on Russia after World War1. Food shortages increased and inflation summited. Because of this, the support for the Russian monarchy fell, and riots begun. The February revolution was based highly on bread rioting that quickly spun out of control. There wasn't anyone in control of this revolution as the Tsar was out on the Eastern front commanding the army. Furthermore, there was no ideological framework, no leader, and no political movement that were in control. After this, the Monarchy was discontinued and a provisional government was established. Hence, the February revolution demonstrated more of an uprising against the Tsar than a revolution. The October revolution commenced with Lenin and the Bolsheviks who approached the White palace in Petrograd, and disbanded the provisional government. In its place, the Congress of Soviets of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies was established on October 25th, where lenin was elected as chairsman. In essence, Russia abandoned the provisional government in the october revolution and established a communist dictatorship and a Soviet Russia. The latter was successful between the two revolutions as the first one had no organization, and no leader. However, the second revolution involved Lenin and the Bolsheviks who were able to take a stance and establish a communist regime in Russia, based upon the Marxist ideology.
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