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The NEP - Coggle Diagram

- - - - In 1921 it was estimated 5 million people died from famine and related diseases
      - Peasants would burn crops and kill livestock just so less would be taken worsening the famine
      - Same thing that led to the Romanov dynasty collapsing Nicholas II took food and mostly gave it to soldiers
    - - He who does not work neither shall he eat ‘ lenin
      - Workers unhappy with harsh measures began to protest and rebel
  - - - Policy allowed for certain level of private enterprise leading to an increase in availability of goods and services
        
        By 1928 average calorie intake was 50% higher than in 1921
        
        Production of goods increased by 200% 1921-1926
    - - students in primary school 7.9 million 1920, 13.6 million 1926
  - - - Increased social inequality nepmen become wealthy through private trade whilst majority of population remained pooor, exploited the system for personal gain leading to widespread corruption and social resentment
        
        Wealth of top 10% of nepmen was 10 times that of te average worker
- - - - Tambov revolt 1920 peasants rebel against grain requisitioning by 1921 jan had a force of 50,000 by march revolt was l,arte enough to start attacking gov grain stores
        
        Was large enough to threaten the state but was mostly a signifier that change needed to happen
      - Kronstadt rising naval base rebelled who were usually loyal to the communists proposing a series of reform needed °Soviets without communists°
        
        Impacts of revolt for communists led to divisions within the party
        
        Showed how bs had achieved little to nothing apart from assuming power
- - - - Nationalisation of industries and lack of incentives for workers under war communism led to a decrease in productivity
      - Before WC Russia was a major industrial power by 1921 industrial output was only 20% of 1913 level
    - - Forced grain requisitioning led to severe drop in agricultural production peasants unwilling to produce surplus grain as would be seized without adequate compensation
      - Famine
    - - Civil war led to increase gov spending finance the war the government printed money leading to hyperinflation
  - - - Industrial output returned to prewar levels by 1928
    - - Allowed peasants to sell surplus grain on the market led to increase of production
  - - - 1923 price of industrial goods rose faster than agricultural goods ration was 1 to 3
      - Led worry in go that peasants would hold out grain to increase the demand and price leading to food instability
    - - Production uneven between industries high oil and electricity and low hard industry and iron ore
      - Industry productions never reached the levels of pre WW1
    - - Although increased initially failed to maintain momentum
        
        1925 72.5 million tons 1928 called to 70.9 million tons