post ww1 russian revolution

Question 1

Alexander Kerensky

Answer 1

(1881-1970) liberal revolutionary leader during the early stages of the russian revolution of 1917; sought development of parliamentary rule, religious freedom

Question 2

Vladimir Lenin

Answer 2

was a Russian communist revolutionary, politician and political theorist. He served as the leader of the Russian SFSR from 1917, and then concurrently as Premier of the Soviet Union from 1922, until his death. Politically a Marxist, his theoretical contributions to Marxist thought are known as Leninism, which coupled with Marxian economic theory have collectively come to be known as Marxism–Leninism.

Question 3

Civil War 1918-1921

Answer 3

tsarist generals, religiously faithful peasants, and many minority of nationalities came together against the communist regime

Question 4

Red Army

Answer 4

military org constructed under leadership of Leon Trotsky, Bolshevik follower of Lenin; made use of people of humble background

Question 5

New Economic Policy (NEP)

Answer 5

initiated by Lenin in 1921; state continued to set basic economic policies, but efforts were now combined with individual initiative; policy allowed food production to recover

Question 6

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Answer 6

federal system of socialist republics established in 1923 in various ethnic regions of russia;; firmly controlled by Communist party; diminished nationalities protest under Bolsheviks; dissolved

Question 7

Supreme Soviet

Answer 7

Parliament of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; elected by universal suffrage; actually controlled by Communist party; served to ratify party decisions

Question 8

Josef Stalin

Answer 8

Successor to Lenin as head of the USSR; strongly nationalist view of communism; represented anti-western strain of russian tradition; crushed opposition to his rule; established series of 5 year plans to replace the New Economic Policy; fostered agricultural collectivization; led USSR through ww2; furthered ccold war with Western Europe an the US; died in 1953

Question 9

comintern

Answer 9

international office of communism under USSR dominance established to encourage to formation of Communist parties in Europe and elsewhere

Question 10

Collectivization

Answer 10

creation of large state-run farms rather than individual holdings; allowed more efficient control over peasants, though often lowered food production; part of Stalins’s economic and political planning; ften adopted in other communist regimes