War Communism
Notes
-Summer of 1918 WAR
-Communism was instituted -Industry was nationalized -Compulsory labour was brought in -Private trade was suppressed -Peasants were forced to hand over their entire produce except bare essentials |
Quote
Communism possesses a language which every people can understand - its elements are hunger, envy, and death.
-Heinrich Heine
-Heinrich Heine
Political Cartoon
Subjunctive Question
Would there had been war communism had Stalin been the leader of Russia during this period of time?
Interesting fact
Summary
After the War, Russia established War communism in order to recover economically To do so, there industry was nationalized, compulsory labour was brought in and private trade was suppressed.