War Communism

• harsh living
• industry nationalized
• compulsory labour
• private trade was suppressed
• peasants were forced to hand over their entire produce except bare essentials

New Economic Policy

• Lenin realized War Communism wasn't causing a recovery
• had to bring in some capitalism 
• brought in this policy
• some private trade was permitted
• peasants could sell surplus
• small factories could be purchased by a co-operative for private ownership
• some parts of industry began to recover under the NEP

Summary

The time of War Communism, it was a harsh living. Private trade was suppressed, industry was nationalized, labour was compulsory, and peasants had to live with the bare minimum. After Lenin realized that War Communism was not helping the country recover, the country began to second guess how communism was being run. Because of this, Lenin brought in the NEP. The NEP was the New Economic Policy where Lenin allowed private trade to happen, peasants could sell surplus, and small factories could be bought for a private co-ownership. The result of this was that some parts of the industry even began to recover under this policy.