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Bolsheviks and Lenin (booklet two) Flashcards

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Kerensky’s Offensive

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Failed military attack to rally support for government.

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Brusilov Offensive

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Initial Russian success against Austro-German forces.

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Kronstadt Mutiny

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Sailors revolted expecting Bolshevik support.

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Kornilov Coup

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Failed military coup led by General Kornilov.

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Provisional Government

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Temporary government formed after Tsar’s abdication.

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Petrograd Soviet

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Workers’ council controlling key resources in Petrograd.

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Menshevik Union

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Workers elected leaders for representation in Soviets.

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Soviet Order No. 1

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Soldiers to obey Soviet orders over Provisional Government.

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February Revolution

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Mass protests leading to Tsar Nicholas II’s abdication.

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Lenin’s Ideology

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Advocated immediate revolution, including peasants.

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Vanguard Party

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Bolshevik Party as leaders of the revolution.

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Dictatorship of the Proletariat

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Bolsheviks to seize power for workers’ interests.

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Bolshevik Slogans

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Catchphrases to rally support: ‘Peace, Land, Bread’.

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Economic Conditions

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Severe shortages and inflation led to unrest.

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April Theses

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Lenin’s directives for immediate revolutionary actions.

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July Days

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Failed uprising by Kronstadt sailors and workers.

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Bolshevik Membership Growth

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Increased from 23,000 in February to 200,000 by October.

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Trotsky’s Role

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Elected Chairman of Petrograd Soviet in October 1917.

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Grain Price Doubling

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Prices rose significantly, affecting food supply.

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Living Standards Decline

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Bread rations reduced from 675 to 110 by October.

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Desertion of Armed Forces

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Soldiers began abandoning military due to discontent.

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Lenin’s Return

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Returned to Russia in April 1917 after abdication.

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Bolshevik Propaganda

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Targeted poor peasants to gain support.

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Marxist Relevance

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Marxism adapted to fit Russian socio-economic conditions.

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Industrialization Initiatives

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Government-led efforts to develop Russian industry.

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Proletariat Definition

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Working class expected to lead revolution.

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Peasant Conditions

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Harsh living conditions led to revolutionary sentiments.

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Bolshevik Strategy

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Used violence to expedite revolutionary process.

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Duma’s Role

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Attempted to restore order during February Revolution.

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Bolshevik Membership

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Increased from 23,000 to 200,000 by October 1917.

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Red Guards

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10,000 armed workers in Petrograd factories.

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Military Revolutionary Committee (MRC)

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Formed on 9th October to organize military efforts.

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Central Committee Meeting

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Lenin convinced 12 members for revolution on 10th October.

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Kerensky’s Actions

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Moved army units to counter Bolshevik power.

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Storming of the Winter Palace

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Bolsheviks seized power on 26 October 1917.

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All-Russian Congress of Soviets

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First session held after Bolshevik power seizure.

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Sovnarkom

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New cabinet with legislative power formed by Bolsheviks.

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Decree on Peace

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Called for immediate truce, no annexations.

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Decree on Land

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Peasants could take land without compensation.

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Decree on Workers’ Control

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Factory committees controlled production and finance.

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Decree of the Rights of the People of Russia

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Granted self-determination rights to national minorities.

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Bolshevik Weaknesses

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Lacked finance and civil service support.

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Cheka

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Secret police established in December 1917.

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Vesenkha

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Supreme Council for nationalizing banks and industries.

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Constituent Assembly

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Elections held in November 1917 for future government.

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Bukharin

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Economist and Bolshevik leader, worked on Pravda.

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Dzerzhinsky

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Architect of ‘Red Terror’ and concentration camps.

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Trotsky

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Key planner of the October revolution and Red Army.

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Stalin

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Became General Secretary in 1922, trusted by Lenin.

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Zinoviev

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Lenin’s collaborator, opposed revolution timing in 1917.

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Kamenev

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Opposed Lenin’s revolution timing; editor of Pravda.

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Civil Service Purge

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Promoted loyal Bolshevik officials in December 1917.

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Opposition to Bolsheviks

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Weak and uncoordinated strikes against one-party rule.

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Trotsky’s Leadership

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Organized Red Army, crucial in civil war victory.

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Kerensky’s Escape

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Disguised as a nurse to flee Petrograd.

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Socialist Realism

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Art style promoting socialist ideals, exemplified by Serov.

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