As a result of the Civil War, the whole country was geared towards the needs of the Red Army. The main features of Lenin's War Communism policy was:
- Grain Requisitioning - Red Army soldiers went into the countryside to find grain. In May 1918 Food Supplies Dictatorship was set up to establish forcible requisitioning of frain. Peasants were fuming.
- Banning of Private Trade - Private trade and manufacture were banned becaus the state was meant to control this, but this was an impossible task during the war. A huge black market was set up
- Nationalisation of Industry - Industry bought under state control. Workers' committee became single managers to try and regain control. But some workers stole materials, intimidated management and voted themselves huge pay rises.
- Labour Discipline - Brought back to the workplace. Fines for lateness and absenteeism.
- Rationing - Labour force and Red Army given ration priority. Smallest rations were given to middle clas (the former people)
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