Vladimir Lenin
Notes
-Agreed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
-established leadership under Council of People's Commissars -Main Bolshevik leaders were Lenin, Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin -Redistributed the land -Nationalized all banks -Private accounts were confiscated -Foreign trade became state monopoly -All opposition groups were made illegal (including the Mensheviks) -formed a counter-revolutionary committee |
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Political Cartoon
Subjunctive Question
How would Russia be different had Lenin been the only leader, and wouldn't have had the input of Trostsky and Stalin
Interesting fact
17-year-old Lenin entered Kazan University to study law. He was expelled that December, however, for taking part in a student protest. Though numerous attempts at readmission failed, he later enrolled as an external student at St. Petersburg University.
Summary
Lenin agreed to the treaty of Brest Litovk and established leadership under Council of People's Commissars.He redistributed all land, nationalized all banks and private accounts were confiscated.