The most direct result of the Russian Civil War was that the country was weakened by the fratricidal civil war and was reduced to rubble!

However, for those Bolsheviks, it was "the worse, the better."

The ideal that the Bolsheviks sang in "The Internationale" came true: in the ruthless war, Russia's "old world was reduced to rubble."

The whole family of the Tsar was executed, and the famous families of old Russia were either killed or exiled abroad. The old way of life was completely wiped out. Only the people who were close to abject poverty were left behind, and they ended up with "bare earth and bare people"!

It was now possible to build a Bolshevik world.

The civil war was still going on, but Lenin had to consider relations with other countries. The first step was to free Russia from the worldwide embargo against it.

The Red Terror has damaged the reputation of the authorities, and even Western socialists are displeased with it.

In early 1920, Lenin abolished the provision of executions based on Cheka verdicts. This was for the West. The early morning before this resolution came into effect became a nightmare. The authorities did not want to let the enemy escape. In the early morning of that day, various parties

A large number of former civil and military officials were shot in prison.

The Cheka Day of Mercy became a day of bloodshed. Stalin also understood this: You can forgive your enemy, but you must first kill him.

Starting in the autumn of 1919, Stalin continued to submit applications to the Central Committee and Lenin with grievances. He requested that he be transferred from the front line: "First, I am a little exhausted. Let me get away from the danger for a while.

I am working on the frontline without knowing any rest, and I can concentrate on a period of "quiet work" in the rear. My requirements are not high. I don't want to recuperate in a villa, I just want to change my job. This is considered a recuperation.

Then, there was another telegram to Lenin: "I reiterate my request: transfer me to the rear and send someone else worthy of the Central Committee's trust. If you insist, I will have to leave by myself."

He was indomitable and complained constantly, indicating that he was angry because the Central Committee refused to let his enemy Trotsky step down and no longer wanted to be an "expert wiping the military department's butt".

After the Russo-Botanic War broke out, Stalin fought against the Bolans on the southern front. He was the political commissar and led the Southern Group together with Army Commander Yegorov.

Budyonny's First Cavalry Group was the main force. In order to strengthen Tukhachevsky's offensive, Trotsky ordered the transfer of Budyonny's cavalry to Tukhachevsky. However, Stalin refused. He had already

He hated being the one to pull chestnuts out of someone's fire, and he had his own grand plan. Taking advantage of Tukhachevsky's plan to attack Poland, Stalin planned to capture Lviv, then attack Warsaw from Lviv, and then march quickly through Austria until

Destroy Germany and support the "revolution".

However, Lenin also forgave Stalin for this matter. He decided to let Stalin deal with Crimea. Wrangel took advantage of the Bolsheviks' war with Poland to attack Crimea and occupied the surrounding areas. June 1920

In August, it was decided to unite the troops under the leadership of Tukhachevsky who were fighting against Poland on the Western Front, and at the same time establish a southern front to deal with Wrangel.

However, Stalin wanted to return to Moscow, and his attitude towards Lenin was almost rude: "I have received your letter about dividing the front lines. The Politburo should not care about this trivial matter. I can only work for two more weeks on the front line and need rest.

Find someone to replace you,

He had the familiar tone of a brave old soldier who was very annoyed by the enemy's constant troubles.

Lenin took pity on him: "For example, Staqiao... In the past three and a half years, fate has not allowed him to be the People's Commissar of the Workers' and Peasants' Supervision, nor the People's Commissar of Ethnic Affairs."

Lenin corrected the injustice of fate. He recalled the loyal Stalin to Moscow.

But Stalin was eager to return home not only for power. He was over 40 and it was time for him to have a family. His young wife was about to give birth, and it was long past time to bring another child, a nearly forgotten son, from Georgia.

came back.

Stalin only learned of the capture of Crimea when he arrived in Moscow. The Red Army soldiers used the piles of corpses of their comrades as cover to attack frontally like an avalanche and captured the peninsula.

Stalin learned another major lesson: Trotsky was good at sacrificing his subordinates, so he won every victory.

There are many new owners in the Kremlin.

So, Lenin decided to let Stalin live in the Grand Kremlin Palace and in the hall used for grand celebrations! All for Stalin!

Lenin also asked the Politburo to pass a resolution specifically to show concern for Stalin: "Comrade Stalin should spend three days a week in other fields."

It was precisely at that time that Lenin half-jokingly and half-seriously suggested that Stalin marry his sister Maria. Lenin was very surprised to learn that Stalin was married.

Lenin was not a sentimental person. His consideration was of course for his career. If Stalin died, it would be a huge blow to Lenin because Lenin was planning to carry out a great change at that time, in which Stalin would play an important role.

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During the war, Lenin strengthened the state apparatus that the revolutionaries hated and buried the great utopia.

But in terms of economy, the situation was just the opposite. Lenin used the civil war to realize many of Marx's dreams. He called these things "military **". Industry was nationalized and private commerce was banned.

Since 1919, a surplus grain collection system has been implemented for farmers, which means that except for necessary rations, all grain is confiscated and farmers have no right to sell grain. Now that the civil war is over, farmers are looking forward to change. However, the beliefs of ordinary party members are:

We have won the war and can move on, from military ** to world**. Moving forward along the great road of utopia! However, the farmers are no longer willing to donate food.

After the "rebellion" of 1918, the left-wing socialist revolutionaries, who were the protectors of the peasants, sat in Butyr Prison. People joked that the area where the prison was located was called the "Socialist Building".

However, even there it was learned that the peasants had risen in rebellion.

"We should set an example by ruthlessly [suppressing] the kulak uprising in five townships: first, hang at least 100 stubborn kulaks (must be hanged so that people can see them); second, publish their names; third.

Confiscate all their food: 4. Name a number of hostages so that they can be seen by people hundreds of miles away, and Lenin will be shocked."

Lenin ordered the suppression of the tanker uprising: everything was burned down.

And I ordered Tukhachevsky who was on the front line: "The defeated bandits gathered in the woods. In order to eliminate the remaining enemies immediately, I ordered: spray poison gas in the woods, let the poison gas disperse, and destroy all the enemies hiding in the woods."

Remaining enemy."

The rear sent the commander 250 cans of military chlorine gas. At that time, thousands of rioting peasants had been imprisoned in hastily built concentration camps in Tambov Oblast. Tukhachevsky's army group had tens of thousands of soldiers.

He destroyed much of Tambov State with poison gas and fire.

However, riots in Russia came one after another, and Kronstadt rioted again.

This uprising was suppressed by Trotsky himself.

Stalin did not show any enthusiasm during this uprising. He knew that the party was watching with a gloomy heart: Tukhachevsky, a former Tsarist Russian officer, and the Bolshevik leaders suppressed the sailors together.

Kronshtadt was under torture. The local newspaper wrote: "Marshal Trotsky stood in a knee-deep pool of blood and opened fire on the [revolutionary] Kronshtadt. Kronshtadt rose up to resist.

** people’s ** in order to establish a real Soviet power."

Lenin forced the Party to participate in the bloody suppression of disloyalty. The Tenth Congress of the Party opened.

Mobilization was carried out at the meeting, and 300 representatives set off across the ice-covered bay towards Kronstadt. The uprising was suppressed. However, some of the rebels escaped on the ice to Finland.

The whole country was tired of this poor life. The pillars of the regime rose up in rebellion.

Therefore, Lenin performed a dizzying somersault: burying Utopia and Marx's ideals, announcing the transition to the New Economic Policy, which greatly shocked the 10th Party Congress.

None of the ideas proposed by the Bolsheviks when they were in power remain.

Instead of destroying the country, it is building a new strong country. Instead of destroying the currency, the New Economic Policy announced that it will make the ruble strong.

Lenin abolished the method of violent grain expropriation and replaced it with an ordinary grain tax. Farmers were allowed to sell surplus grain!

When the market appeared, it was originally regarded as the evil pillar of capitalism. Instead of driving the peasants into collective farms as originally planned, we set them free.

The Bolsheviks are already doing business with capitalist countries. What they consider is not setting the world on fire, but the prosperity of their own country!

Many people believed Lenin's words: "implement the new economic policy seriously and for a long time."

The words of the party leader were merely based on strategic considerations. The real long-term plan, that is, the strategy, should be concealed and announced later.

Tragedy struck: Lenin faced a mass of indignant party members who did not know this truth and thought that the great utopia was "seriously" dead. He knew that the opposition would take advantage of this situation.

"The New Economic Policy caused panic, complaints, frustration and rage within the party."(

Luxurious carriages and cars appeared on the streets under the New Economic Policy, and inside were the evil, "new bourgeoisie that cannot be wiped out"

This is what the party calls them. Beautiful women in fur coats appeared, roulette.

Moscow became a land of gentleness and wealth. Food appeared as if it came out of the ground, and restaurants opened. At that time, someone wrote: "Perfume is like waves, diamonds are like clouds, sèmimi's eyes are staring at the woman's big tui, and she is talking about foreign exchange.

, the Exchange..." All this resembles the "Thermidor Coup" that once made the Bolsheviks hateful!
Chapter completed!