Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Consolidation of the Communist Dictatorship (AQA A-Level History): Flashcards
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Proletariat
Proletariat
Ordinary working people of Russia
Liberal democracy (Lenin's view)
Liberal democracy (Lenin's view)
Outdated, class-ridden system with voting & debate
Dictatorship of the proletariat
Dictatorship of the proletariat
First step toward true socialism (Lenin's alternative)
Revolutionary morality
Revolutionary morality
Ends justified the means; allowed action vs opponents
Constituent Assembly fate (Jan 1918)
Constituent Assembly fate (Jan 1918)
Met and immediately dispersed by Lenin
Bolshevik support in Constituent Assembly elections
Bolshevik support in Constituent Assembly elections
24% popular support
Red Army creation date
Red Army creation date
January 1918
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk purpose
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk purpose
Ended Russian involvement in First World War
When Bolsheviks renamed themselves Communist Party
When Bolsheviks renamed themselves Communist Party
March 1918
When Lenin wrote 'State and Revolution'
When Lenin wrote 'State and Revolution'
August-September 1917