Industries and banks were nationalized by November 1917, Government took over ownership and management.
The land was declared social property and peasants were allowed to seize the land of the nobility.
In the cities, Bolsheviks enforced the partition of large houses according to family requirements.
Old titles of the aristocracy were banned.
New uniforms were designed for the army and officials.
Bolshevik Party was renamed the Russian Communist Party (Bolshevik)
Bolsheviks conducted elections to the constituent assembly, however, they failed to attain the majority, Assembly rejected the Bolshevik measures and Lenin dismissed the assembly.
All Russian Congress of Soviets became Parliament of the country. Russia became a one-party state.
Trade unions were kept under party control, the Secret Police punished anyone who criticized the Bolsheviks. Many young artists and writers continued to support the Party as it stood for Socialism.
Many experiments were done in Arts and Architecture, but many were unhappy because of the censorship.
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a. Kulaks
b. the Duma
c. women workers between 1900 and 1930
d. the Liberals
e. Stalin’s collectivization programme
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