Keywords Flashcards

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Autocracy

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The absolute rule of one person - in Russia this mean the Tsar

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Requisitioning

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State authorised takeover of property or resources

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Union of Zemstvos

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A set of patriotic rural local councils

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The Union of Municipal Councils

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A set of patriotic urban local councils

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Zemgor

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The joint body that devoted itself to helping Russia’s war bounded

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Progressive Bloc

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236 of the 422 Duma deputies formed into this in 1915 urging Nicholas II to make concessions

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Popular discontent

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Widespread feelings of discontent from various sectors of society

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Dual Authority

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Term used to describe the balance of power between the Provisional Government and the Petrograd Soviet

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