Lenin’s State, 1917–18 (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Meaning of 'soviet'
Meaning of 'soviet'
Council
Sovnarkom's function
Sovnarkom's function
New Russian cabinet (Council of People's Commissars)
Lenin's role in first Sovnarkom
Lenin's role in first Sovnarkom
Chairman
Trotsky's post in first Sovnarkom
Trotsky's post in first Sovnarkom
Head of People's Commissariat of Foreign Affairs
Stalin's post in first Sovnarkom
Stalin's post in first Sovnarkom
Head of People's Commissariat of Nationality Affairs
Decree on Land's main provision
Decree on Land's main provision
Gave peasants right to seize land from nobility & Church
Decree of Peace's commitment
Decree of Peace's commitment
Withdraw from WWI & seek peace
Lenin's action on Constituent Assembly (Jan 1918)
Lenin's action on Constituent Assembly (Jan 1918)
Closed it by force after one day
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (March 1918) terms
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (March 1918) terms
Russia surrendered territory to Central Powers to end WWI
Lenin's response to losing soviet elections (Spring 1918)
Lenin's response to losing soviet elections (Spring 1918)
Expelled Mensheviks & SRs; refused to recognize results