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· The right to own a large house was abolished. These properties would then belong to the local soviet so that numerous families could use the space as opposed to just one.
 * __December: Russia’s society is transformed__ ** ** December – Formation of the Cheka ** · An administrative body introduced by the Bolsheviks (and made up of Bolshevik supporters) which was designed to carry out investigations. By the end of December the Cheka was granted power of arrest, and had 23 men. In another six months there would be over 10000 members. ‘Cheka’ is a Russian acronym meaning ‘All Russian Extraordinary Commission to Fight Counter-Revolution, Sabotage and Speculation.’ This powerful secret police organisation was led by [|Dzerzhinsky], and was considered to be ‘Lenin’s secret police’.
 * December 6th - Reforms to Private property ownership: **

· The //[|Sovnarkom]// was an extremely powerful government group made of 15 Bolsheviks, who gave it the official title of ‘Government of Peoples Commissars. Lenin announced himself as Chairman, and fifteen other Bolsheviks as ministers. The Mensheviks and the right-wing SR’s left the group as they believed that the //Sovnarkom// was created simply for power-hungry Bolsheviks and not the soviet.
 * December12th – Left SR’s joined the //Sovnarkom// **

** December 18th – reforms to marriage and divorce laws and equality: ** · Only civil marriage was recognised by the state – church marriages were not. · Either partner could obtain a divorce · Men and women were given full judicial equality