Early Sovnarkom Rule and Decrees
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Land Decree
27th October 1917
Allowed the peasants to seize all land, declaring that "Private ownership of land is abolished forever"
Made peasants happy, left the peasants to redistribute their own land from 1917 to 1918.
Though Bolsheviks actually wanted large, farms run by the state
Allowed the peasants to seize all land, declaring that "Private ownership of land is abolished forever"
Made peasants happy, left the peasants to redistribute their own land from 1917 to 1918.
Though Bolsheviks actually wanted large, farms run by the state
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Decree On Peace
26th October 1917
Formal recognistion of what had already takne place, an "immediate peace with annexation... without the seizure of foreign lands."
It was an prelude to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk in December 1917
Aimed to fulfil peace slogan
Formal recognistion of what had already takne place, an "immediate peace with annexation... without the seizure of foreign lands."
It was an prelude to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk in December 1917
Aimed to fulfil peace slogan
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Decree of press
27th October 1917
Banned newspaper representing 'bourgeoisise" political groups.
Censorship to stop a counter-revolution occuring during radical change.
Banned newspaper representing 'bourgeoisise" political groups.
Censorship to stop a counter-revolution occuring during radical change.
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Workers Decree,
29th October 1917
Decree on eight-hour day.
Decree on eight-hour day.
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Workers Control Decree
14 November 1917
Formal recognition of what was occurred.
Large numbers of factories taken over by workers during 1917, factories not efficiently.
Decree accepted workers to take over instead of bourgeois, workers committees regulate pays, hiring and firing and instructed "stricest order and discilpine."
Because there was still issues within the country
Formal recognition of what was occurred.
Large numbers of factories taken over by workers during 1917, factories not efficiently.
Decree accepted workers to take over instead of bourgeois, workers committees regulate pays, hiring and firing and instructed "stricest order and discilpine."
Because there was still issues within the country
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Ethnic Minorities
2th November 1917
Promised right to national self-determination
Finland declared independence on 17 november 1917
Lenin and Stalin were the Commissar of Natinolaities that hoped to inspired the establishment of Soviet republics throughout the former Russian Empire.
Did not grand independence to nations hostile to the Bolsheviks
Needed to be Bolshevik, needed to be for the workers not peasants, not SRs, have to be Bolsheviks.
Promised right to national self-determination
Finland declared independence on 17 november 1917
Lenin and Stalin were the Commissar of Natinolaities that hoped to inspired the establishment of Soviet republics throughout the former Russian Empire.
Did not grand independence to nations hostile to the Bolsheviks
Needed to be Bolshevik, needed to be for the workers not peasants, not SRs, have to be Bolsheviks.
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Other reforms
Gays allowed! Descrminalised, ahead of time
Openly gay men like Georgy Chicherin served in government.
Armed forced democratized, elected officers.
Recognition of what happened, officers de-armed.
Openly gay men like Georgy Chicherin served in government.
Armed forced democratized, elected officers.
Recognition of what happened, officers de-armed.
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Justice
24 November 1917
People's Courts replaced old justice system.
Elected justice by "revolutionary consciousness" that didn't have legal understanding, no legal law
People's Courts replaced old justice system.
Elected justice by "revolutionary consciousness" that didn't have legal understanding, no legal law
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Decrees on women
Guaraneeted equal property rights, education, own or manage business, vote, marriage law changes, divorce easier, pregannt women protected from working overtime or night shifts, nursing mothers given 30 minutes to breast feed every 3 hours, abortion desscriminalised.
Absolutely radical! Ahead of time
Absolutely radical! Ahead of time
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How many decrees passed in the few months?
116 decrees
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Quotes
"Issue a few revolutionary decrees to the people, then shut up shop."
- Trotsky
"You are not much of a financier, but you are a man of action."
- Lenin to the new Commissar of Finance
- Trotsky
"You are not much of a financier, but you are a man of action."
- Lenin to the new Commissar of Finance