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RUSSIA- Fall of the USSR 1985-91- GORBACHEV AND YELTSIN Flashcards

1
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Which type of historians approach the concept of causation in history through the actions of individuals?

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Intentionalist historians

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When did Gorbachev receive the Nobel Peace Prize?

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1990

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What were Gorbachev’s failings?

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Lack of vision; naivety; powerbase; expectations; foreign policy; insensitive handling of national minorities; inconsistency; indecision

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Why were Gorbachev’s measures to reduce the power and role of the Communist Party problematic?

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Attacking the base of his own power without ensuring an adequate replacement

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How did Gorbachev make the ethnic clashes in Nagorno-Karabakh worse?

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Declared a state of emergency and imposed direct control from Moscow in November 1988

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What is an example of Gorbachev’s inconsistency?

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His speech in November 1987- praised Stalin’s leadership while condemning his ‘real crime’

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What is an example of Gorbachev’s indecision?

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Hesitated for several days before releasing information about Chernobyl

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When was the Chernobyl nuclear accident?

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1986

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Which historian believes that Gorbachev’s fault was attempting economic reform, democratisation and decolonisation simultaneously?

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Ronald Suny

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Which considerable challenge did Gorbachev succeed in for most of his time as General Secretary?

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Dealing with divisions between reformers and conservatives

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What sort of image did Yeltsin present?

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A politician in touch with the wishes of the people

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Why was Yeltsin in a strong position to undermine Gorbachev’s leadership?

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Reputation as a reformer; base of popular support

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When was Yeltsin removed from the Politburo?

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February 1988

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How did Yeltsin use his time after being removed from the Politburo?

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Established firmer links with other reformers and critics of Gorbachev

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How many people gathered in Moscow to support Yeltsin in March 1991?

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200,000

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When did Yeltsin attack Gorbachev publicly?

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Central Committee Plenum of October 1987

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How did Yeltsin take advantage of Gorbachev’s decision to hold elections for the Congress of People’s Deputies in 1989?

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Used his position as mayor of Moscow to organise demonstrations in his support; secured 89% of the city’s vote

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What did Yeltsin’s election to the People’s Congress give him?

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Platform to attack Gorbachev and the Soviet government

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What did Yeltsin use to specifically attack the central Soviet government?

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His election to the Congress of People’s Deputies for the RSFSR in 1990

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When was Yeltsin elected as chairman of the Congress of People’s Deputies?

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May 1990

21
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When did Yeltsin resign from the Communist Party?

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July 1990

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What did the Congress of People’s Deputies consider itself to be above?

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Authority of the Soviet government

23
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What calculated move did Yeltsin take to reduce the power of the central Soviet government even further?

A

Encouraged the nationalist movements of non-Russian republics

24
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When did Yeltsin and Gorbachev decide to work together to pursue reform?

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Spring of 1991

25
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What did Yeltsin and Gorbachev join forces to support?

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Novo-Ogarevo Agreement, which formed the basis of Gorbachev’s Union Treaty of 1991

26
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Which historian views Yeltsin’s decision to work with Gorbachev as a cynical move to bide his time?

A

Robert Service

27
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What was the August Coup of 1991 a last-ditch attempt to do?

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Preserve territorial integrity of the Soviet Union and rule of Communist Party

28
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Where was Gorbachev on holiday in when the August Coup took place?

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Crimea

29
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What was formed to take over the running of the country while Gorbachev was away?

A

State Emergency Committee

30
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Who were the leaders of the August Coup?

A

Gennady Yanaev; Vladimir Kryuchkov; Dmitri Yazov

31
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Who was Gennady Yanaev?

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Gorbachev’s vice-president

32
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Who was Vladimir Kryuchkov?

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Head of KGB

33
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Who was Dmitri Yazov?

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Defence Minister

34
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Who were the leaders of the August Coup supported by?

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Some of the leading army officers

35
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Who announced during the Coup that Gorbachev was ill and a state of emergency would rule in his absence?

A

Gennady Yanaev

36
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How long did the August coup last?

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4 days

37
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What happened during the August Coup?

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Series of repressive measures hastily announced, including a ban on strikes/demonstrations

38
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How did the leaders of the August Coup attempt to maintain law and order?

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Tanks were ordered onto the streets of Moscow

39
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Why was the August Coup unsuccessful?

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Poorly planned; implemented without wholehearted backing of the armed forces

40
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How did Yeltsin benefit from the August Coup?

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His stand against the plotters greatly enhanced his reputation as a defender of freedom and reform

41
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When had the monopoly of the Communist Party been legally ended?

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By the summer of 1991

42
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After the Communist Party had been destroyed, what did Yeltsin and other reformers establish as a political party?

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Democratic Reform Movement

43
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When did Yeltsin ban the Communist Party of the Soviet Union within Russia?

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November 1991

44
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What did Yeltsin launch after he had been emboldened by his enhanced position post-August Coup?

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Programme of market reform in economy

45
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When was Yeltsin provided with an opportunity to finally kill Gorbachev’s Union Treaty of 1991?

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Ukrainian President, Leonid Kravchuk, refused to sign it; asked for further negotiations

46
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When was Yeltsin’s Commonwealth of Independent States implemented?

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December 1991

47
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What did the Commonwealth of Independent States not require?

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Central Soviet government

48
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When did Yeltsin take a stand against Gorbachev’s Union Treaty of 1991?

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November 1991

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