How did economic policies evolve

State Capitalism

Stepping stone to communism
Most industry remained private - Vesenkha oversaw the economy
Decree on land appreased peasants and land control gave wrokers representation

Resistance

Tambov uprising - 1920-21 - Peasant resistance to grain requisitioning led by Antonov
Kronstadt mutiny - March 1921 - 100k sailors munity vs Bols but violently put down
10th Party Congress - March 1921 - Banned factions e.g. Workers Opposition to improve party discipline, created NEP

War Communism

Major economic slump at out break of civil war
To overcome the slump they introduced: Grain requisitioning, banning private trade, rationing of goods, mass nationalisation, end of syndicalism
Famine which killed 5m people in 1920-21

NEP

Created a mixed economy
Requisition lowered by 50% in 1920
Private trading legalised by large sectors remained nationalised
Production of food still below 1913 level
Relaxed econ = Harsh political → 5k Mens arrested in 1921

Economically stable by 1924

Ended the economic chaos caused by War Communism but econ was still fragile due to war and low crop production

How similar was War Communism and the NEP

Differed in extent of privatisations vs national control but both still solidified Bolshevik control politically and economically