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DSST Rise And Fall Of The Soviet Union

Subjects : dsst, history
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1. Were serfs stayed under strict conditions - peasant communities.






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






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






4. Narodnichestvo movement/ Splits up into 3 fractions






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


12. The leader of the politburo/soviet union.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 1939 agreement between Nazi Germany and USSR. Secretly spilt up baltic states.






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






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






25. A group of Intelligentsia-liberals






26. The act of hanging the revolutionaries.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Economic theorist of NEP - executed by stalin






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. People/Populist movement






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






48. Stalin - Gensec of Bolsheviks






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






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