What happened to Russia's economy after World War 1?

Answer 1

The Bolshevik Revolution was 1918. That was pretty much it. Since it all went to Communism after then there was no "real" capitalism to speak of, and all money and possessions became state money and possessions. So whatever could be used for the "betterment of the state", in practice was disallowed in the way of personal ownership. Whatever churches existed, became "museums".... nothing that had individual value remained in the hands of the individual. The Propaganda machine tore through the collective psyche and all but quashed individuality. Peasants were created and destroyed... somewhere between 30 and 50 million died as a result.... Economically think of the USA with respect to Katrina and Sept 11- 4200 deaths in both those events combined and it slammed the economy to a stand still for a short time. Now imagine the same thing multiplied by 100,000. THAT is roughly what happened to the economic state of the Soviet Union, without the aid of modern medicine, treaties, media or dialogue like we have now in the world. Pretty grim stuff. Now the value went to a government within the border, but the individual wealth ceased... and so did so many lives.

Answer 2

After World War I, and even for over a year before that war's conclusion, Russia suffered from a violent revolution led by Communist insurgents. Protesting the corruption of the Russian ruling dynasty (among others) while celebrating the virtues of Communist government, the "Reds" sought to remove the "Whites" from control. They finally achieved their primary goal in 1922.