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DSST Rise And Fall Of The Soviet Union

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






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






3. People/Populist movement






4. Worst nuclear disaster in history - meltdown in Ukraine






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. The leader of the politburo/soviet union.






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






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






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

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29. Narodnichestvo movement/ Splits up into 3 fractions






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






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






32. A group of Intelligentsia-liberals






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






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






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






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






37. Stalin - Gensec of Bolsheviks






38. Liberal Reformist-wanted representative democracy like England.






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 1939 agreement between Nazi Germany and USSR. Secretly spilt up baltic states.






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






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






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






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






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







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