Matarán López, Cristóbal2023-05-242023-05-242023Matarán, C. (2023). Currency under war communism: An example of gresham’s law? Economic Affairs, 43(2), 211-228. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecaf.125750265-06651468-0270http://hdl.handle.net/11268/12063This article covers the consequences of the Bolsheviks' coup d'état in 1917 for the Soviet monetary system. I argue that the episode illustrates Gresham's Law, as three different currencies made an appearance in the Russian economy. This monetary disorder is scarcely mentioned by Marxist authors. It was a failure that would be mitigated by the subsequent New Economic Policy, an amendment to the Bolshevist War Communism programme of nationalisation and intervention in the economy.spajournal article10.1111/ecaf.12575open accessHistoria económicaComunismoGuerra