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DSST Rise And Fall Of The Soviet Union

Subjects : dsst, history
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1. General secretary of USSR - had 2 coups against his reformation






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






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






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






5. Stalin - Gensec of Bolsheviks






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






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






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






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






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






11. The leader of the politburo/soviet union.






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






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






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






15. Economic theorist of NEP - executed by stalin






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. A group of Intelligentsia-liberals






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Liberal Reformist-wanted representative democracy like England.






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. The act of hanging the revolutionaries.






41. Worst nuclear disaster in history - meltdown in Ukraine






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






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






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






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






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






47. People/Populist movement






48. Female Russia medic who helped out during Crimean War.






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






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