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DSST Rise And Fall Of The Soviet Union

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1. Economic theorist of NEP - executed by stalin






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






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






4. Socialism should stay in Russia and not be a peoples movement - only soviet.






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






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






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






8. Secret police force created by Bolsheviks - became the KGB.






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






10. The leader of the politburo/soviet union.






11. Take Rus out of war/ food for everyone/ split up land of nobility . Don't listen to Provision government.






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






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






14. The act of hanging the revolutionaries.






15. Develop Democratic Centralism- no organized group to voice opinions. Eliminated war communism with NEP.






16. A group of factory workers that set up legislature/ a massive strike led by Leon Trotsky.






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






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






19. The execution of the red army leaders. 90% of all generals were killed.






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

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






22. Worst nuclear disaster in history - meltdown in Ukraine






23. Stalins economical scape goats/ rich peasants who could hire work






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Liberal Reformist-wanted representative democracy like England.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Narodnichestvo movement/ Splits up into 3 fractions






42. Stalin - Gensec of Bolsheviks






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






44. People/Populist movement






45. Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov - studied the lives of the working class and founder of RSDWP.






46. A group of Intelligentsia-liberals






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






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






49. The result of losing Bethlehem to France - O.F.E.A vs. Russia






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