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The Bolshevik Revolution
The Provisional Government has been overthrown. The immediate proposal of a democratic peace, the end of land owners' rights. -
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Kronstadt sailors
The Kronstadt sailors had been among the strongest supporters of Lenin and Bolshevism, later, Lenin began to think that he had to make some concessions. -
Provisional Government
The Provisional Government took control of Russia after the Tsar's abdication. -
Making Peace
He put Trotsky in charge of negotiating a peace treaty. He told Trotsky to try to spin out the peace negotiations as long as possible. -
The New Economic Policy
Lenin announced some startling new policies. The NEP brought back capitalism for some sections of Russian society. -
Beneficts
Peasants were allowed to sell surplus grain and would pay tax on what they produced. Small factories were handed back into private ownership and private trading of small goods was allowed. -
Russian Economy
Russia was poor on meal and is going to be covered by a network of electric power stations. The NEP will transform the Russian economy and rebuild a broken nation. -
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Lenin
He suffered several strokes that finish in death for two years. -
Union between Russian Empire into the Soviet Socialist Republics.
He supervised the drawing up of a new constitution that turned the Russian Empire into the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. -
Death of Lenin
After a series of strokes in 1922 and 1923, Lenin died in January 1924.