Keywords Flashcards
1
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Autocracy
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The absolute rule of one person - in Russia this mean the Tsar
2
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Requisitioning
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State authorised takeover of property or resources
3
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Union of Zemstvos
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A set of patriotic rural local councils
4
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The Union of Municipal Councils
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A set of patriotic urban local councils
5
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Zemgor
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The joint body that devoted itself to helping Russia’s war bounded
6
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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
7
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Popular discontent
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Widespread feelings of discontent from various sectors of society
8
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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