2. the bolsheviks in power 1917-1924

how did the bols consolidate their power

• lenin set up a new government - sovnarkom

• soviets seized control of towns and cities

• BUT they didnt have full control of russia - little control of countryside

what were the 4 early decrees that the bolsheviks passed

1. decree on peace

2. decree on land

3. decree on workers rights

4. decree on nationalities

info about decree on peace

• 8th November 1917

• peace can be achieved without fines or seized land

infop on decrees on land

• 8th november 1917

• land taken form wealthy landowners now belonged to peasants

info on decrees on workers rights

• nov/dec 1917

• 8 hr day

• uinemployment insurance

• workers committees ran their own factories

onfo on decrees on nationalities

• nov 1917

• all different people of the russian empire could have their own gov

• but these govs remained under bolshevick control

why did the constituent assembily close down

• the election was held but the socialist revolutiuonar’s won (53% of votes) with the bolsheviks with only 24%

• lenin couldnt afford to loose

• so they proposed that the power of the assembily should be limited

what was the cheka and when was it set up

set up on 7th december 1917 by lenin, it was the extraordinary commission to combat counterrevolution, sabotage and speculation

when was Tsar and the royal family executed

17th july 1918

when was the treaty of brest-litovsk (ToBL)

3rd march 1918

what was the ToBL

a peace treaty removing russia from WW1

why did lenin sign ToBL

• he had opposed the war since 1914

• he had promised to take russia out of the war once in power

• any prolongation in the war could result in the army no longer supporting him

what did russia loose when signing the treaty

• many teritories

• 27% of farmaland

• 26% of population (62 million ppl)

• 50% of indurstry

• 74% coalmines and iron core

who oposed the bolshevicks in the civil war

whites

greens

czech legion

foregn powers

whne was the civil war

1918-1921

who was the red army

bolshevicks

who was the white army

alliance of anti bolshevik groups

who were the greens

national minorities that saw an opportunity to establish independence

who were the czech legion

42,000 soldiers who had faught for russia in WW1

who were the foregn powers

russian ex allies

reasons for civil war

• economic and social harship

• bolshevick reforms

• the constituent assembily

• the ToBL

detail behind economic and social hardship as cause of civil war

• famine - many food shortages (peace bread and land slogan) this was worst in citys beacuse industrial workers left

• people went to the country side where food grew as fears of death

detailes behind Bolshevik reforms as reason for civil war

• nobles, landlords and church opposed the dcree on land

details behind the constituent assembily as reason for civil war

• social revolutionary’s were furious with bolshevicks and so supported the whites in the civil war - more oposition to bolshevick rule

details behind ToBL as reason for civil war

• greatly increase oposition to bolsheviks. 50 million people lost housing