How far by 1924 had lenin established a marxist state in Russia.

How far by 1924 had lenin established a marxist state in Russia.

1. Define a Marxist state

   • The people have power
   • Marxism= communist state
     • anarchist state
       • no state structures
   • Marxist State
     • transition from capitalism to communism = socialism
       • Capitalist system is overthrown
       • Socialism - establishes the dictatorship of the proletariat
         • in 1917 lenin suspends th constituent assembly - established the dictatorships of the bolsheviks.

2. Thesis, Lenin established a socialist and not a communist state and Lenin did not claim he was establishing a communist state

3. Economic policies

   • War communism
     • War meaning civil war
     • Implement communism
     • State still takes and controls grain
       • This means that the state controls the economy so not communism
     • Economy takes a dive
       • Peasants lose incentive because the state takes all their grain
       • Lenin, flexible, abandoned War communism and adopted NEP
         • intention to restore incentive and economic production
           • in agriculture and industry
             • Factories with less than 20 workers could be privatised
             • Agriculture - Surplus once farmers had met their quota could be sold and the farmers could keep the profits
         • NEP not seen as marxist
           • Seen as capitalist
         • NEP meant that some people were infact making profits , which makes them higher up than other people

4. Lenin; take one step back to take two steps forward.

5. Communist Manifesto. From each according to his capacity ti each according to his need

6. Know your Terms

   • Communism
   • socialism

7. He establishes the dictatorship of the bolshevik

8. Decrees a move towards communism

9. Lenin had not made it but he had taken the steps to getting a marxist state