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Lenin used starvation to enforce his policies. One of his goals was state monopoly of the supply of food. Under his "war communism" policy, he soon found that peasant farmers were either hoarding, destroying or not even growing their usual crops rather than turn them over to government requisitioning.
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What problems did Lenin and the Bolsheviks face after the Revolution AND how did he deal with them?
The Bolsheviks led by Lenin faced a multitude of problems after the Revolution. These included economic chaos civil war foreign intervention and a lack of public support. In order to tackle these issues Lenin implemented a range of policies. Economically Lenin introduced the New Economic Policy (NEP) in 1921 which combined aspects of both capitalism and socialism allowing the government to maintain control over the economy while also encouraging enterprise. In order to combat the civil war Lenin encouraged the use of brutal tactics to suppress internal opposition. He also negotiated treaties with his enemies such as the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk to create a period of peace. Lenin also sought to gain public support for the Bolsheviks. To do this he increased access to education reduced censorship and created the Cheka an organization which aimed to root out counter-revolutionary activity. Lenin also used propaganda to increase public support. He utilized posters newspapers and radio broadcasts to spread the Bolshevik message. Through these measures Lenin was able to overcome the many challenges that the Bolsheviks faced after the Revolution.
How did Lenin use his power?
Lenin was able to convince other European countries to treat the first world war as a Europe-wide revolution. Parts of the formerly Russian empire were temporarily surrendered back to Germany until WW1 ended.
Who was the leader of Russia in 1919?
If one goes by the Julian calendar then in use in Russia, Vladimir Lenin and his Bolsheviks were leading Russia in March 1917. If one goes by the Gregorian calendar then in use by the western world, the Provisional Government under Alexander Kerensky was leading Russia in the beginning of March 1917 then Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks did.
How did Lenin's death affect the Soviet Union?
Probably the most important result of Lenin's death was that the feud between Trotsky and Stalin developed into a struggle for power. Trotsky believed in international revolution, while Stalin was quite content for communism to be based in one country with himself at the head. Stalin was successful and became effectively a dictator while Trotsky was exiled.
What term did Lenin and Trotsky use to describe the intermediate step between the czarist society prior to the revolution and the ideal society they hoped to establish?
Capitalism
