War Communism
- Summer of 1918 War Communism was instituted
- Industry was nationalized: All products went to fight the war
- Compulsory labour was brought in
- Private trade was suppressed: Farmers products had to go toward war effort
- Peasants were forced to hand over their entire product except bare essentials
Summary
War Communism was used to industrialize Russia as well as to help boost the economy.