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Chapter 1 - Opposition - Political parties Flashcards

1
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OPPOSITION (POLITICAL PARTIES): ALEXANDER II

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OPPOSITION (POLITICAL PARTIES): ALEXANDER II

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What were the Populists?

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Middle and upper class intellectuals who wanted political change

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3
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Why were the Populists able to exist under Alexander II?

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Alexander II’s reforms

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4
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What were the two chief proponents of the Populists (Chernyshevsky and Lavrov) influenced by?
*Alexander II

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The writings of Karl Marx

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5
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What movement did the Populists organise from 1873-74?

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The ‘Going to the people’ movement

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What book did Pyotr Lavrov write in 1863, which was Lenin’s favourite book?

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‘What is to be done’ - 1863

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7
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What group was formed in 1876?

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Land and liberty

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8
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What terrorist group formed in 1879?

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The People’s Will

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9
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What was the primary objective of the People’s Will?

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To assassinate the tsar

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10
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How many assassination attempts were there on tsar Alexander II?

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5

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When was Alexander II assassinated?

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13th March 1881

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12
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How many were killed when a bomb exploded in the winter palace in 1880?

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11

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OPPOSITION (POLITICAL PARTIES): ALEXANDER III

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OPPOSITION (POLITICAL PARTIES): ALEXANDER III

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14
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What did Alexander III crack down on?

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Revolutionary political parties

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15
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What was passed in 1881 which gave more power to the Okhrana?

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The statute concerning measures for the production of state security and the social order

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16
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When did the Okhrana disband the People’s Will?

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1884

17
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Who was executed along with 4 others in May 1887?

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Lenin’s brother, Alexander Ulyanov

18
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OPPOSITION (POLITICAL PARTIES): NICHOLAS II

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OPPOSITION (POLITICAL PARTIES): NICHOLAS II

19
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What party, led by Victor Chernov, was formed in 1901?

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Socialist Revolutionary Party

20
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What did the Socialist Revolutionary Party split into by 1905?

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  • Radical left wing SRs
  • Moderate right wing SRs
21
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How many political killings were the socialist revolutionary party responsible for from 1901 to 1905?

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2000 political killings

22
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What important figure was assassinated by the Socialist Revolutionary Party in February 1905?

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Grand Duke Sergei (uncle of Nicholas II)

23
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What Marxist party was formed in 1898?

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All-Russian Social Democratic Workers’ Party

24
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Why did the All-Russian Social Democratic Workers’ Party fail to radicalise many workers?

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Few workers had the time or inclination to engage with Marxist theory

25
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What did the Liberals during Nicholas II want Russia to be governed similarly to?

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Western European democracies such as Britain

26
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Who founded the Union of Liberation in 1904 which demanded greater freedoms and justice for all Russians?

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Pyotr Struve

27
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Who were the intellectual arm of the liberal movement during Nicholas II?

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Kadets

28
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Who emerged as a more liberal group than the Liberals at the start of the 20th century?

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Octobrists

29
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When was Nicholas II overthrown?

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February 1917

30
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OPPOSITION (POLITICAL PARTIES): LENIN

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OPPOSITION (POLITICAL PARTIES): LENIN

31
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How many votes did the SRs win in the Constituent Assembly elections in November 1917?

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17.5 million

32
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How many votes did the Bolsheviks win in the Constituent Assembly elections in November 1917?

A

9.8 million

33
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What did the left-wing SRs believe about Lenin?

A

That he was a traitor to the revolution and a German collaborator

34
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When did Lenin ban all political parties except from the communists?

A

1921

35
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Who opposed the Reds in the Russian Civil War?

A

The Whites - a huge coalition of groups who opposed the Bolsheviks

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