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Lenin's Decrees 1917
Russian History - The Bolsheviks under Lenin 1917-1924
Question | Answer |
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October Workers Decree: | Established a maximum 8 hour day. |
October Social insurance decree: | Gave benefits to the ill, the unemployed and the old. |
October Press decree: | Banned opposition press. |
October Decree on Peace: | Promised an end to Russia's part in WW1. |
October Decree on Land: | Abolished private ownership of land and legitimised peasant seizures for which compensation would not be given to landlords. |
November Rights of the people of Russia decree: | abolished titles and class ranks. |
November Nationality Decree: | Allowed countries that had been part of the former Russian Empire to become independent. |
November Decree on Workers' Control of Factories: | Gave workers the right to 'supervise management'. |
November Judicial Decree: | Established a new legal system of elected people's courts. |
November Decree to outlaw sex discrimination: | Made women equal to men in society. They were allowed to own property. |
December Decree to establish the 'All-Russian Commission for the Suppression of Counter-Revolution, Sabotage and Speculation': | Created the Cheka (secret police) to get rid of any opposition. |
December Bank Decree: | Removed private flow of capital and smaller banks and became one big bank owned by the State. |
December Military Decree: | Removed class ranks, saluting and military decorations from the Army. Also, placed the Army under the control of Soldiers' soviets which would elect officers. |
December Decrees on the Church: | It nationalised Church land, removed marriage and divorce from Church control and gave women the right to initiate divorce. |