War communism
-Summer of 1918 War communism was instituted
-Industry was nationalized
-Compulsory labour was brought in
-Private trade was suppressed
-Peasants were forced to hand over their entire produce except bare essentials
-Industry was nationalized
-Compulsory labour was brought in
-Private trade was suppressed
-Peasants were forced to hand over their entire produce except bare essentials
summary
War communism was the economic and political system that existed in Soviet Russia during the Russian Civil War, from 1918 to 1921. It was the name given to the economic system that existed in Russia. It was introduced by Lenin to combat the economic problems brought on by the civil war in Russia. It was a combination of emergency measures and socialists.