Russia and the Western Republics Flashcards
Who intially settled?
Vikings
When did the Mongols invade? How long did they have control?
1200’s, 200 years
What bad things did Mongols do?
kept Russia isolated from Europe (the Renaissance)
What good things did the Mongols do?
influence military and politcal organization
Who took over in the 1500’s? What did they do?
Ivan the Great, ended foreign rule and expanded
Who took over in 1682?
Peter the Great
When did Peter the Great take control?
1682
Who was Peter the Great and what did he do?
He was very Western minded, moved the captials to St. Petersburg
What is a Bolshevik?
Russian communist part, the first COMM gov
When was the Russian Revolution?
1917-1923
What did Lenin, the leader of the COMM party do?
Had Czar Nicholas Romanov and his family arrested and executed (Anastasia)
When was World War 2?
1939-1945
Who was in charge during WW2?
Stalin
What is Holodomor?
Famine in Ukraine - workers didn’t produce enough, Stalin didn’t feed them, 5 mil dead
How many died in Holodomor?
5 mil
When was the Cold War?
1945-1991
What happened during the Cold War?
Tensions between US and USSR, USSR trying to spread communism, proxy wars
When was the closest the world has ever come to nuclear war?
1962
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev and what did he do?
worked with US to open Soviet Union, Glasnost and Perestroika
When did COMM being to fall, and after what event?
1991, after Berlin Wall 1989
What is a Gulag?
a Soviet labor camp with people who ‘broke the law’
What did Stalin do after people revolted?
created KGB, Gulag, fear tactics, purges
How many deaths is Stalin responsible?
25 million
What is a collective farm?
peasants forced to work on tracts of land to produce food (famine)
What is the main religion(s)?
Orthodox Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Judaism
What unique architecture do they have?
Onion domes
Dachas and banyas?
summer homes and bath houses
