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| 1917 | Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov |  |
| Dec The Vesenkha decrees each region establish a Council of National Economy (Sovnarkhoz) |
| 14th Dec The Red Guard occupies private banks & a decree is passed to nationalize them |
| 20th Dec The Vesenkha gains control over government finance of industry & wages state wages |
| 1917 | Lvov | |
| 25th Mar Moscow The Provisional Government introduces state monopoly on the grain trade |
| 1918 | Larin, Mikhail | |
| Plans the nationalization of stores & the confiscation of their merchandise |
| 28th June Nationalization begins after Larin convinces Lenin to protect it from German control |
| 1918 | Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov | |
| Jan The 3rd All-Russian Congress proclaims factories, mines & transport state property |
| Jan The Merchant Fleet is taken over by decree |
| 20th Jan Church property is confiscated & all religious instruction in the schools abolished |
| May The oil industry is nationalized |
| May The sugar industry is nationalized |
| 28th June Issues a decree nationalizing all major areas of industry |
| 8th Oct All domestic trade is nationalized |
| 8th Oct Shops are closed & their inventory used for barter with the peasants |
| 1920 | Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov | |
| Moscow The Supreme Economic Council runs 37,000 businesses with a workforce of 2 million |
| Nov Moscow The government issues a supplementary decree nationalizing most small scale industries |
