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The New Economic Policy, or NEP, was a partial free-market system introduced by Lenin after the end of the Russian Civil War to rebuild the devastated Soviet economy. Though the NEP was largely successful, it was widely criticized by more idealistic Soviet citizens for both backtracking on the efforts made toward establishing communism during the war and for allowing the growth of a new capitalist class.
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The NEP Term Timeline in Doctor Zhivago
The timeline below shows where the term The NEP appears in Doctor Zhivago. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part 15: The Ending
...his physical health and mental acuity. He returns to Moscow at the beginning of the NEP, arriving in an even more disheveled state than he was upon his return to Yuriatin,...
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Yuri and Vasya follow the spirit of the NEP and set up a small business: Vasya, who enrolls in art school, uses his equipment...
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