- The economic and political system that was set in Soviet Russia during the Russian Civil War - The goal was to keep towns supplied with weapons and food The main policies of war communism are: 1. All industry was nationalized with strict centralized management 2. State Monopoly on Foriegn Trade was introduced 3. Discipline for workers was strict, and striker could be shot 4. Obligatory labour was imposed onto "non-working classes" 5. Prodrazyvortska - Requisition of agricultural surpluses from peasants in excess of absolute minimum for centralized distribution among the remaining population 6. Food and most commodities were rationed and distributed in urban centers in a rationalized way 7. Private Enterprise became Illegal 8. The state introduced military-style control of the railroad
Summary: all the same rules of Communism, with a few adjustments made