6. The Bolshevik consolidation of power 1918 - 1924 Part 1
After 1917 the Bolsheviks developed from a fledgling Communist Party with tenuous control over much of Russia and fighting for existence, to a secure one-Party state which laid the foundations for Stalin's totalitarian regime in the 1930s. Note that this section can also be used for Section 14, European States in the inter- war years, using Russia as a case study. Guiding questions: What initial policies did the...