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what was the purpose of war communism?
to feed and equip the army to win the civil war
what was state control over the labour of every citizen?
harsh discipline, abolished 8 hour work day, internal passports, piece work rates fines for lateness for the labour force.
what was production run by the state?
private ownership to the minimum, private houses confiscated and redistributed.
what was requisitioning and control of the peasants?
food supplies dictatorship (surplus food surrendered), kulaks main enemy, villages encouraged to spy on each other. had to control the peasants
what was extreme centralisation?
supreme economic council had right to confiscate and requisition.
what was strict rationing?
maximize resources, 4 categories- manual dangerous workers and red army, hard labour workers, lighter workers and housewives, former people
what was the abolition of money?
hyperinflation an issue and only taxed the rich so bartering was introduced and workers paid through ration cards
how many soldiers were needed to put down the red army?
50,000
how many people died in the famine?
approximately 6 million
how much did the industrial workforce decline by between 1917-1921
2.6 million to 1.2 million
