The Governing Methods used by Lenin and Stalin


	The Governing Methods used by Lenin and Stalin
	Similarities Bolshevik governance: No other parties or newspapers, no freedom of debate even within party, Cheka destroyed opposition Stalinism: Strict censorship of all media Soviets had no foreign influence or contact, Kosomol taught teens how to spy and report on opposition and spread Communist Propaganda Bolsheviks and Stalin: Provided free education (textbooks had Communist message) Silenced opponents through: Bolshevik coup (position could not be challenged). Purging army, Communist Party, executing old Bolshevik members, sent opposition to labour camps. 1939 all possible opposition to Stalin was killed	Differences Land Reforms: Government confiscated land from tsar, churches and landlords and gave it to peasants Small peasant farms merged: Government controlled collective farms using machinery and modern farming methods Working conditions: Reasonable working hours with insurance for injury, illness and unemployment Work hours increased and production targets enforced New Economic Policy entailed aspects of Capitalism to recover struggling economy (extra produce sold after paying specific amount to state) Stalin's policy: Main focus was on Industialisation Collectivisation: Merged small peasant farms to farm for the whole country and not just themselves (went to work in factories)
	Overall comparison

Bolshevik governance: No other parties or newspapers, no freedom of debate even within party, Cheka destroyed opposition
Stalinism: Strict censorship of all media Soviets had no foreign influence or contact, Kosomol taught teens how to spy and report on opposition and spread Communist Propaganda
Bolsheviks and Stalin: Provided free education (textbooks had Communist message)
Silenced opponents through: Bolshevik coup (position could not be challenged). Purging army, Communist Party, executing old Bolshevik members, sent opposition to labour camps. 1939 all possible opposition to Stalin was killed

Land Reforms: Government confiscated land from tsar, churches and landlords and gave it to peasants
Small peasant farms merged: Government controlled collective farms using machinery and modern farming methods
Working conditions: Reasonable working hours with insurance for injury, illness and unemployment
Work hours increased and production targets enforced
New Economic Policy entailed aspects of Capitalism to recover struggling economy (extra produce sold after paying specific amount to state)
Stalin's policy: Main focus was on Industialisation
Collectivisation: Merged small peasant farms to farm for the whole country and not just themselves (went to work in factories)

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