Another interpretation is that it was an emergency measure to deal with the economic crisis caused by war, revolution and civil war (Malle 1985). ... War communism was the policy pursued by The Bolshevik party during the Russian Civil War from 1918 to 1920, until Lenin introduced the New Economic Policy. During the civil war Lenin had geared the economy towards the war against the opposition forces, the various strands of the divided "Whites". ... Major agricultural regions were occupied by the white armies during the Civil War, intensifying the food problem further. ... This last stage was ca...

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Lenin can be seen as the backbone and driver in the events now referred to as the October revolution, where the Bolshevik's (Lenin's party) took over the Russian government in St Petersburg and were not only successful in seizing power but able to hang onto the position during a long civil war and thereafter. ... Although throughout the civil war and the critical phase in general, Lenin relied upon Trotsky's brilliant mind and military organizational skills to achieve greatness, it was Lenin's drive and the conviction along with his unfailing commitment which struck those a...

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Lenin had a clear direction as to what he wanted the Bolsheviks to do, and his pre-revolution strategy alone gave the Bolsheviks strength and set it in good stead. ... Their decision to continue with the war due to their commitment to the allies was a hugely unpopular move. ... The new Bolshevik Regime was threatened by two forms of war, the Great War and the Civil War, both in which Lenin played a minimal role in quelling the unrest. ... The Civil war, another challenge to the Bolshevik retention of power was also quelled largely by Trotsky's Red Army. ... Besides, the foreign troops wer...

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The film came out in 1929 and was heavily influenced by the historical events that pre-dated it during the early 1900s. ... At the time, Russia lagged economically behind European countries as a direct result of World War I from 1914-1918 and the Russian Civil War from 1917-1922. ... World War I and the Russian Civil War led to the establishment of a Communist government in Russia, which leveraged its tight control on the film industry in order to forge unity amongst all social classes. ... This treaty was fairly generous to Russia, since she was fighting a national civil war that was of highe...

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Throughout the period of 1917 to 1941 the majority of the many changes in soviet foreign policy were not results of pre-determined ideology, but rather a pragmatism that resulted from the varying situations. ... The Spanish civil war caused uncertainties for the Soviet Union as they were unable to fully support the rebelling socialists due to their foreign policy and the necessity of an alliance with the British. ... Throughout the Period of 1917 to 1942 Soviet Foreign Policy changed its direction many times, however the incentive to do so was continually the result of practically and pragmati...

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In Animal Farm, the Battle of Cowshed represents the civil war that followed the Russian Revolution. ... It is evident the fable is an allegory, containing one level of children's literature, and beneath that a more vivid account of pre and post Russian revolution. ...

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