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DSST Rise And Fall Of The Soviet Union

Subjects : dsst, history
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1. Worst nuclear disaster in history - meltdown in Ukraine






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






10. People/Populist movement






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. A group of Intelligentsia-liberals






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






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






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






36. The leader of the politburo/soviet union.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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