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Name: _______________ V.I. Lenin (1870-1924) Leader of Russian SFSR (1917-1924), Premier of USSR 1921-24 Rise to Power -Conditions -Aims -Extent of achievement -Influenced by Comm. Manifesto (Marx & Engles) Methods -Use of force -Incentives -Join Bolsheviks? *Bread, Land & Peace!!!! -Conditions: -Czar, poor econ., Peasant unrest, No Industry, famines *1905: Bloody Sunday, Manifesto, Duma *1917: Feb Revolution: Provisional Gov. Kerensky (WWI) **Exile in Europe $$ & ideas… *Oct. (Bolshevik) Revolution 1917 Civil War: -War Communism -Single Party State Form of Governance -Left, center, right -Ideology -Support -Left on political spectrum -Ideally Communist rule -USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) New Economic Policy -Politburo (in Kremlin) (eventual transition to socialism, communism….) -Soviets (divisions of land & people) Nature, Extent & Treatment of the Opposition Structure and Organization of Gov. and Admin. Political, economic, social, religious policies Role of Education, Arts, Media, Propaganda -Single Party state -Lenin = #1 Political: -Single party state -USSR -Communism -Literacy campaign -Do not tolerate opposition -Oppression of other political parties **1921: Kronstadt revolt** Civil War: Fight against -white army (czarists / monarchists) -Allied powers WWI -Nationalities -USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) -Politburo (in Kremlin) -Soviets (divisions of land & people) Economic: -War communism -NEP Social: -Critical of Kulaks & Ethnic groups Religious: -Atheism -Enemy of Orthodox Church -Pravda -Propaganda posters (explain policies), art,… Status of Women and Treatment of Religious Groups and Minorities Ban religion *Communist system = women are equals (but not in practice) Name: _______________ V.I. Lenin (1870-1924) Leader of Russian SFSR (1917-1924), Premier of USSR 1921-24 Rise to Power -Conditions -Aims -Extent of achievement -Communist Manifesto 1948… appealing… Russia – P-E-S a mess Social Democrat… BOLSHEVIKS Methods -Use of force -Incentives -Garnering support in 1900s in Europe -Promises: --Bread, Land and Peace --Get out of WWI (BrestLitovsk) 1905 = FAIL 1917 Prov. gov = Failing (WWI) Civil War (1918-21): -War Communism Lenin in exile in Europe Oct 1917 Rev -Strategic retreat NEP Form of Governance -Left, center, right -Ideology -Support -Left Communism From Marxism to Leninism *Civil war, NEP… Nature, Extent & Treatment of the Opposition Structure and Organization of Gov. and Admin. Political, economic, social, religious policies Role of Education, Arts, Media, Propaganda Social democrats – break btwn Mensheviks &Bolsheviks (reunite during civil war) #1 = Lenin Religion: -Atheists #1 priority = literacy Single party state – eliminate opposition Civil War vs. White Army (czar) & ethnic groups & allies of WWI *Kronstadt (single party state, authoritarian) Communist party Politburo USSR (union of Soviet Socialist Republics) *Soviet Economy: -War communism -NEP??? Politics: Communism -Lenin Social: -critical of Kulaks & ethnic minorities Pravda Propaganda posters (info charts) Status of Women and Treatment of Religious Groups and Minorities -Atheists -Ideally women are equals….. -soldiers -factory -farmers & mothers , homemaker Name: _______________ V.I. Lenin (1870-1924) Leader of Russian SFSR (1917-1924), Premier of USSR 1921-24 Rise to Power -Conditions -Aims -Extent of achievement Methods -Use of force -Incentives Communism (Marx ‘48) -Bread, Land, Peace Anarchist brother (executed by Czar) ExileSiberia, Europe 1905: Fail 1917: Provisional gov. & WWI … Bolshevik Rev, Oct. 1917: Civil War War Communism New economic policy (NEP) ….transition to socialism to comm… *Single Party State *Eliminate enemies Form of Governance -Left, center, right -Ideology -Support -Left -Comm. Manifesto -Marxism Leninism -Social democrats – Bolsheviks & Mensheviks Base of support: peasants, proletariat Red Army Nature, Extent & Treatment of the Opposition Structure and Organization of Gov. and Admin. Political, economic, social, religious policies Role of Education, Arts, Media, Propaganda Bolsheviks vs. Mensheviks (reunite during civil war) #1 = Lenin Politburo Political: -Single party state Pravda – voice of revolution (news) USSR: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Economic: -War Communism -NEP *Soviet (SSRs) Social: -Critical of Kulaks & ethnic groups Civil War: -Czar, white army -Allies of WWI -ethnic groups **1921: Kronstadt sailor revolt Elimination of enemies “Vanguard of the elite” Religious: -Atheists #1 Ed. Priority = literacy Status of Women and Treatment of Religious Groups and Minorities Women in theory are…equals …in practice… No religion Propaganda Critical of ethnic groups…