New Economic Policy (NEP) in Soviet Russia (1921–1928)

1. War Communism breakdown pushes policy rethink

   Jan 1, 1921Labels: War Communism

   • Britannica NEP
   • Britannica Kronstadt

2. Kronstadt uprising signals political danger

   Mar 1, 1921Labels: Kronstadt sailors

   • Britannica Kronstadt
   • Britannica NEP

3. 10th Party Congress launches the NEP

   Mar 1, 1921Labels: 10th Party, Vladimir Lenin

   • Britannica NEP
   • Britannica Kronstadt

4. Tax-in-kind replaces grain requisitioning

   Mar 15, 1921Labels: Tax in

   • Famine 1921 22
   • Britannica NEP

5. Famine relief and recovery become urgent priorities

   Aug 1, 1921Labels: Russian famine, American Relief

   • Natl Archives
   • Famine 1921 22

6. Stalin becomes General Secretary, shaping governance

   Apr 3, 1922Labels: Joseph Stalin, General Secretary

   • Stalin bio
   • Britannica NEP

7. Genoa Conference opens limited Western engagement

   Apr 10, 1922Labels: Genoa Conference

   • Britannica Genoa
   • Britannica NEP

8. USSR is formally created

   Dec 30, 1922Labels: USSR

   • HISTORY USSR
   • AP History

9. “Scissors Crisis” exposes market imbalance

   Oct 1, 1923Labels: Scissors Crisis

   • Scissors Crisis
   • Britannica NEP

10. 1924 constitution consolidates the Soviet state

    Jan 31, 1924Labels: 1924 Constitution

    • 1924 Constitution
    • HISTORY USSR

11. 1925 party congress endorses rapid industrialization direction

    Dec 18, 1925Labels: 14th Party

    • 14th Congress
    • Britannica NEP

12. 1927 party congress sets planning turn

    Dec 2, 1927Labels: 15th Party

    • 15th Congress
    • MIA 1927

13. 1928 grain procurement crisis undermines NEP approach

    Jan 1, 1928Labels: Grain procurement

    • Grain crisis
    • Britannica NEP

14. First Five-Year Plan begins, closing the NEP era

    Oct 1, 1928Labels: First Five-Year

    • Britannica Plans
    • First Plan