Key terms Flashcards

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Autocracy

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Rule by one person who has no limits of power- as opposed to democracy (‘rule by the people’)

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Zemstva

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Elected councils responsible for the local administration of provincial districts

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Constitutional monarchy

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A form of democratic government in which a monarch acts as the head of state within the boundaries of a constitution giving real power to a representative assembly

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Pan - slavism

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A belief that slav races should be united and look to russia as the supreme slav country for leadership

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Reactionary

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Backward-looking and opposed to change, particularly political and social reform, upholding traditional values - also can be described as an arch-conservative.

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Okhrana

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The secret police force of the Russian Empire. Its official title is The Department for protecting Public Security and Order.

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Kulaks

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Peasants who were wealthy enough to employ others to work on their farms.

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