War Communism
- Summer of 1918 War Communism was instituted
- Industry was nationalized
- Compulsory labour was brought it
- Private trade was suppressed
- Peasants were forced to hand over their entire produce except bare essentials
Interesting Fact
The New Economic Policy (NEP) was introduced to replace the failed policy of War Communism.
Quote
"Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war or corruption, or both."
-JFK
-JFK
Subjunctive Question
Would they have needed to created the NEP if some of the terms in war communism weren't so harsh?
Summary
War communism was created after the war to ensure that Russia could restabilize themselves. The industry was nationalized, compulsory labour was brought in, private trade was suppressed and peasants were forced to hand over their entire produce except bare essentials.