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DSST Rise And Fall Of The Soviet Union

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1. Focused on rapid heavy industrialization in a command economy. issued by stalin






2. 'Soviets' come to party congress for election of collective leadership who is a small group who chooses the Gensec.






3. Public elections for congress of USSR - allows for more parties in USSR.






4. People/Populist movement






5. Lenins return from exile in germany - gives speech to the people- take charge and be a socialist.






6. Krushnev's opinion on Stalin at the 20th party congress.






7. Economic theorist of NEP - executed by stalin






8. State owned land to family/ is the basis for the rapid heavy industrialization. part of the five year plan.






9. Stagnation during 80's - economically and in politburo






10. Two revolutionary brothers-Hanged for assassination Alexander II/ Lenin






11. Worst nuclear disaster in history - meltdown in Ukraine






12. Police Agent who led workers to red square to ask for a raise/ The mass killing of workers at red square by guards.






13. One of Alexander II action - started Redemptive Dues and changed the economy towards more industrial.






14. Liberal party (democrats)/wanted constitutional monarchy.






15. Nobel Anarchist- Believed peasants (freed serfs) could overthrow Russian Empire.






16. Openest in society - people were allowed to criticize the government.






17. Brezhnev main party representation - were in central committee.






18. Menshevik who led the soviet workers deputies at St.Petersburg






19. Government buying food from peasants at a fixed price/ taking over of industry by state.






20. Socialist/prime minister who leads the previsionary government.






21. Controlled russian legislature - Was President of Russia -lead coup against Gorbachev






22. The leader of the politburo/soviet union.






23. Majority/Minority - 24% to 3% of congress.






24. Focused on peasantry led revolution w/peasants. 41% of congress.






25. Educated nobel group - were called radicals-knew Russia and western thinking.






26. Minimization of state - sub-group of Socialism.






27. The 40year program-freed Serfs had to payback money to nobles through the state






28. Liberal Economist- exiled to Siberia for 20 years.






29. Losing war for Rus. enemy had major naval advantage that destroyed Rus. Navy. Ended by US treaty.






30. State control of key industry ex. electrical - road - military.






31. One of the members of Bosheviks - head of Moscow






32. Owner of Production/ Seller of time (laborer)






33. The government that is set up after the fall of the Romanov Dynasty and previsionary government.

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34. Tsar Nicholas issued laws of liberal citizenship (duma) just like US bill of rights.






35. Agreement to end war with germany gave up ukraine - poland - baltic states.






36. A group of Intelligentsia-liberals






37. Were serfs stayed under strict conditions - peasant communities.






38. Founded in Minsk -1893. Meeting in 1903 splints party into 2 groups. Bolsheviks vs Mensheviks






39. Intelligentsia went to the peasants to discuss their revolution plans. Plan backfires and intelligentsia members get arrested.






40. 1939 agreement between Nazi Germany and USSR. Secretly spilt up baltic states.






41. Liberal Reformist-wanted representative democracy like England.






42. The execution of Russian Soviet Party members - formally old Bolsheviks.






43. Reduce nuclear weapons - treaty with USA - stop worrying about other states policy






44. Wrote 'War & Peace' - believed in peaceful protest.






45. Restructure in USSR by Gorbachev - renounces true socialism by Lenin.






46. Military leader-wanted to take military control of Rus and get out of war. 'Train accident' by workers party.






47. Bureaucracy that controlled everything in state/people. ex.. art and literature was about state - family was to reproduce for state






48. General secretary of USSR - had 2 coups against his reformation






49. A group of Intelligentsia-conservatives who wanted to keep Russia the way it has been.






50. Started Marxist movement while in exile in Geneve/ one of the fractions of the Narodnichestvo Movement