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DSST Rise And Fall Of The Soviet Union

Subjects : dsst, history
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1. A group of Intelligentsia-liberals






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






16. Narodnichestvo movement/ Splits up into 3 fractions






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






18. Economic theorist of NEP - executed by stalin






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






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






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






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






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






24. Worst nuclear disaster in history - meltdown in Ukraine






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. People/Populist movement






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






34. Liberal Reformist-wanted representative democracy like England.






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. The leader of the politburo/soviet union.






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






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






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






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






46. 1939 agreement between Nazi Germany and USSR. Secretly spilt up baltic states.






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






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






49. Stalin - Gensec of Bolsheviks






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