What were the first decrees announced by the Soviet government
What were the first decrees announced by the Soviet government
The beginning of Soviet power was marked by an activeactivities of the new government. Active activity means the adoption of a considerable number of different decrees. The new decrees radically changed the life of the people.
The Decree "On Peace"
The decision, which was already passed througha couple of hours after the arrest of the Provisional Government, solved the main problem of the country at that time. This main problem was endless war, exhausting people more and more every day. That is why the decree "On Peace" became the very first decree adopted by the Soviet authorities. The new resolution proposed that peace be concluded between the belligerent powers without requiring any territorial or monetary obligations. L.D. Trotsky seized the secret treaties concluded between Russia and the Allied countries and published them to show the good intentions of the Soviet government and dishonest military actions. As a result, the decree was not adopted by other countries. Only Germany came to the talks. However, the Brest peace, which was concluded by Lenin and Trotsky, contained an annexation and indemnities.The Decree "On the Earth"
The Decree "On the Land" proclaimed the whole earthterritory of the USSR of the whole people. Private property was seized and transferred to the management of peasant committees. And already these committees divided the land into equal parts and handed them over to the peasants. The decree also forbade renting land and using hired labor. The decree "On Land" laid the foundation for the development of the land policy of the Soviet Union. The appearance of private property will occur only in 1993 after the adoption of the Constitution. This decision served not only for the benefit of the poor peasants who, in their opinion, at that time achieved justice, but also enabled the new government to continue its political activities, almost any way as the main population was occupied with a "black redistribution" of the land.Other decrees of 1917
In addition to the two very first decrees,other, not less important. The decree "On the Press" laid the foundation for future Soviet censorship, which in turn destroyed many talented poets, writers and musicians. However, there were decrees that improved the life of the people. For example, the decree "On the eight-hour working day" and the decree "On Education." Also, a decree was adopted "On the creation of the All-Russia Extraordinary Commission". Initially, the Cheka did not have special powers and conducted only investigative operations. However, the duties of the Cheka were gradually enlarged, and since 1918 the "Chekists" had the right to shoot all opponents of the revolution on the spot. It is with this committee that so much blood is connected during and after the Civil War.1918
As part of the reform of Russian spelling was adopteddecree "On the introduction of a new spelling". Since January 1, 1918, all publications, governmental and state, were obliged to be printed under the new rules of the Russian language. The decree, entitled "On the Annulment of State Loans," abolished all debts taken from the Russian landlords and the bourgeoisie. The decree "On the Introduction of the Western European Calendar" was adopted in connection with the fact that in relations with Europe there were inconveniences because of the different calculation of the days. This decree signified the transition from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar. The church, which treated with dislike to the second, even after the decree refused to accept a new calendar.
