On this day, 106 years ago, on January 11, 1919 (December 10, 1918, the People's Committee of the Soviet Union issued a decree on the collection and system of surplus grain. From November 1917 to 1922, the newly born Socialist Soviet Union fought a domestic revolutionary war to resist foreign armed interference and eliminate domestic reactionary troops. Growing food shortages, 1919. 1. The Soviet regime promulgated a decree on the surplus grain collection system, stipulating that the amount of grain needed by the country was the amount of "surplus grain" that must be collected. Farmers must hand over all surplus grain to the state in the amount specified by the state and sell it to the state at the specified price. The state implements a monopoly policy on grain and does not allow private trade. According to the policy, farmers must sell grain to the state at the specified price and can purchase industrial products at a fixed price. As the civil war broke out, the state was unable to supply industrial products, and the ruble quickly devalued, and farmers actually handed grain to the state free of charge. Implementing severe punishments that harm the interests of farmers has achieved significant results in the short term. Alleviating urban famine and ensuring the food supply of the Red Army on the front line has become an important factor in turning the war.