Topic: History of the world will include events from 18th century such as industrial revolution, world wars, redrawal of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc.— their forms and effect on the society.
2. In March 1921, a serious naval mutiny occurred at Kronstadt, the island naval base in the Gulf of Finland. What is the significance of this event in the economic history of Russia? Discuss. (250 words)
Difficulty level: Tough
Reference: History of modern world by Jain & Mathur
Why the question:
The question is part of the static syllabus of General studies paper – 1 and mentioned as part of Mission-2022 Secure timetable.
Key Demand of the question:
You need write why War Communism was abandoned and what the New Economic Policy, which replaced it, was.
Directive word:
Discuss – This is an all-encompassing directive – you have to debate on paper by going through the details of the issues concerned by examining each one of them.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by giving context, To Lenin, the mutiny brought home the reality that he had to change the manner in which he was trying to rebuild the Russian economy.
Body:
Explain the features of war communism and write why war communism was introduced. Proceed to write why it failed.
Next, write what were the features of the New Economic Policy (NEP) that was introduced in Russia.
Finally, mention what the impact of the NEP was.
Conclusion:
Conclude by highlighting the fact that the NEP itself turned out to be a cause for disagreement among leaders – a disagreement which was exploited by Stalin to consolidate power in himself.
