War Communism
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War Communism was the Bolshevik economic and political system during the Russian Civil War, characterized by state control of industry, forced grain requisitioning, and the suppression of private trade.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| War Communism canonical | 10 |
| War Communism grain requisitions | 1 |
| War communism | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: War Communism Context triple: [New Economic Policy, follows, War Communism]
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Stalin era
The Stalin era was the period of Joseph Stalin’s rule over the Soviet Union, marked by rapid industrialization, forced collectivization, intense political repression, and the establishment of a totalitarian regime.
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Stakhanovite movement
The Stakhanovite movement was a Soviet-era labor campaign that glorified and incentivized exceptionally high worker productivity as a model for socialist industrialization.
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Stalinist repressions
Stalinist repressions were a series of brutal state-sponsored persecutions, mass arrests, executions, and engineered famines under Joseph Stalin’s rule in the Soviet Union, targeting perceived political enemies and entire social groups.
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communism
Communism is a socio-economic and political ideology advocating a classless, stateless society in which the means of production are collectively owned and controlled.
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E.
Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution was a series of political upheavals in 1917 that overthrew the Tsarist autocracy and led to the rise of the Bolsheviks and the creation of the Soviet state.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: War Communism Target entity description: War Communism was the Bolshevik economic and political system during the Russian Civil War, characterized by state control of industry, forced grain requisitioning, and the suppression of private trade.
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A.
Stalin era
The Stalin era was the period of Joseph Stalin’s rule over the Soviet Union, marked by rapid industrialization, forced collectivization, intense political repression, and the establishment of a totalitarian regime.
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B.
Stakhanovite movement
The Stakhanovite movement was a Soviet-era labor campaign that glorified and incentivized exceptionally high worker productivity as a model for socialist industrialization.
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C.
Stalinist repressions
Stalinist repressions were a series of brutal state-sponsored persecutions, mass arrests, executions, and engineered famines under Joseph Stalin’s rule in the Soviet Union, targeting perceived political enemies and entire social groups.
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D.
communism
Communism is a socio-economic and political ideology advocating a classless, stateless society in which the means of production are collectively owned and controlled.
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E.
Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution was a series of political upheavals in 1917 that overthrew the Tsarist autocracy and led to the rise of the Bolsheviks and the creation of the Soviet state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic policy
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historical period ⓘ political system ⓘ |
| appliedInCountry |
Russian SFSR
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surface form:
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Russian SFSR ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Russia
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| caused |
decline in industrial output
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growth of black market ⓘ peasant resistance ⓘ urban depopulation ⓘ widespread famine ⓘ |
| consideredByOthersAs | attempt at immediate transition to socialism ⓘ |
| consideredBySomeAs | emergency wartime measure ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
authoritarian methods
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human suffering ⓘ inefficiency ⓘ |
| field | economic history ⓘ |
| followedBy | New Economic Policy ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
Kronstadt Rebellion context
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economic collapse by 1921 ⓘ |
| hasEconomicGoal |
ensure food supply to cities
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maintain control over strategic industries ⓘ support Red Army during civil war ⓘ |
| hasKeyFeature |
ban on private enterprise in many sectors
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centralized economic planning ⓘ forced grain requisitioning ⓘ militarization of labor ⓘ nationalization of large-scale industry ⓘ priority supply for Red Army and urban workers ⓘ rationing of food and goods ⓘ state control of industry ⓘ suppression of private trade ⓘ use of coercion to secure grain and resources ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalAspect |
one-party rule by Bolsheviks
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suppression of political opposition ⓘ use of Cheka for enforcement ⓘ |
| ideologicallyLinkedTo |
Leninism
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Marxism ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Bolsheviks)
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surface form:
Bolsheviks
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Bolsheviks) ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks)
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| implementedDuring | Russian Civil War ⓘ |
| implementedUnderLeader | Vladimir Lenin ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Russian ⓘ |
| opposedBy | White movement ⓘ |
| partOf | early Soviet history ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier mixed economy of revolutionary period ⓘ |
| replacedBy | New Economic Policy ⓘ |
| timeEnd | 1921 ⓘ |
| timeStart | 1918 ⓘ |
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Subject: War Communism Description of subject: War Communism was the Bolshevik economic and political system during the Russian Civil War, characterized by state control of industry, forced grain requisitioning, and the suppression of private trade.
Referenced by (12)
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