Lenin's decrees (Oct-Dec)

Decree on Land (Oct 1917)

Abolished private land ownership without compensation and redistributed private, Church, and crown land to peasant land committees to gain rural peasant support.

Decree on Peace (Oct 1917)

Declared an immediate end to Russia's involvement in WWI without annexations or indemnities, fulfilling a core Bolshevik promise.

Decree on Press (Oct 1917)

Banned all non-Bolshevik and opposition newspapers to suppress criticism and establish control over public media.

Decree on Workers' Control (Nov 1917)

Gave factory committees the legal authority to supervise factory management and production, securing urban worker loyalty.

Decree on the Rights of the Peoples of Russia (Nov 1917)

Granted self-determination, equality, and full sovereignty to national minorities within the former Russian Empire.

Decree on Social Insurance (Nov 1917)

Provided state insurance covering sickness, unemployment, disability, and old age for all wage-earners.

Decree on Titles and Classes (Nov 1917)

Abolished formal class distinctions, nobility ranks, and civil service titles, declaring all citizens equal "citizens of the Russian Republic."

Decree on the Administration of Justice

Court Decree No. 1 (Nov 1917)

Decree on Church and State

Marriage Decree (Dec 1917)

Decree Establishing the Cheka (Dec 1917)

Created the All-Russian Extraordinary Commission (Cheka) under Felix Dzerzhinsky to suppress counter-revolution, sabotage, and political opposition.

Decree on the Nationalisation of Banks (Dec 1917)

State-controlled armed guards seized all private banks and merged them into a single State Bank to gain control over finance.

Decree Establishing Vesenkha (Dec 1917)

Created the Supreme Council of National Economy (Vesenkha) to centralize state planning, industry, and economic coordination.

Decree on the Abolition of Imperial Debts (Dec 1917)

Repudiated all foreign and domestic debts incurred by the Tsarist and Provisional Governments, angering Allied powers.

Decree on the Eight-Hour Working Day (Oct 1917)

Legally limited the working day for industrial laborers to 8 hours and enforced a 48-hour workweek limit.

Decree on Equal Rights for Women (Nov

Dec 1917)