Development of the Soviet Union in the 1920's and 1930's

Introduction

The Soviet Union is also officially known as the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR).

Era of 1920's

The act of the Russian Revolution which occurred in the 1917 led to the downfall of the Russian empire. Soon after the downfall of the Russian Empire, the struggle between the Vladimir's Party which was Bolshevik Party and the Anti-Communist party started. From 1918 to the year 1920, a civil war initiated between the communist parties. The anti-communist parties took advantage of it and took over the control of Russia. The anti-communist party attained a lot of support from many countries like, Unites States of America, Britain, Japan also France. Later on, despite the support from powerful countries, the communists were able to beat their opponents. The communist party was also able to implement the Communist rule in not just the east of America and the Central Asia; it was also able to implement the rule in Ukraine, Belarus and Georgia.

In the year of 1921, more uprisings of the peasants along with the strikes of the workers broke out. That year, Vladimir Lenin developed the New Economic Policy.

New Economic Policy

The new Economic policy (NEP) is an economic policy that is also known as the state capitalism. This policy promoted small businesses, private ventures and smoke shops to reopen or re-venture for their private profit while the government continues to control the larger industries, the banks along with the foreign trade (Ellis, p. 483). It also required the farmers to pay the government an amount of agriculture products as a form of tax. The peasants, on the other hand, could keep their farm products.

In the year of 1922, The Government of the Communist developed a nation called Union of Soviet Socialist Republic also known ...