: To support the war effort, the state implemented "War Communism," which included the forced requisition of grain from peasants and the banning of private trade. Ideological and Social Transformation
: The regime launched aggressive campaigns against the Orthodox Church and traditional Russian culture, attempting to replace them with a secular, pro-proletarian identity. Russia Under The Bolshevik Regime
: In 1922, the Soviet Union was officially formed, integrating several socialist republics under central control in Moscow. : To support the war effort, the state
By 1921, the failure of War Communism led to the New Economic Policy (NEP) , a temporary retreat toward a market economy to stabilize the country. By 1921, the failure of War Communism led
Following the October Revolution of 1917, the Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, moved rapidly to consolidate power and dismantle the structures of the Russian Empire .