c. How far was the New Economic Policy a success?
The economy was devastated by the effects of fighting the First World War and then the civil war. After the Kronstadt rising, Lenin implemented a controversial New Economic Policy in order to foster an economic recovery in the post-war period.What was the Kronstadt rising?The Kronstadt SailorsSailors based on the naval base on the island of Kronstadt near to Petrograd had been loyal to the Bolsheviks both during the...