russia pt 2 Flashcards
What is the difference between Communism, Marxism, Leninism, and Socialism?
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Communism: In a Communist system, individual people do not own land, factories, or machinery. Instead, the government or the whole community owns these things. Everyone is supposed to share the wealth that they create.
Marxism: it’s a political and economic theory where society has no classes. Every person within the society works for a common good, and class struggle is theoretically gone.
Leninism: proposes the establishment of the dictatorship of the proletariat led by a revolutionary vanguard party
What are “Bolsheviks?”
“Majority” political party that would eventually become the communist party of russia led by lenin it comprised many in the working (they promised them that they could own propterty)
What was the slogan of the Bolsheviks?
Land peace bread
What is a Gulag?
A work camp/prion, a jail in siberia for political prisoners, people who didnt agree with stalin.they just did manual labour everyday until they would die.
Who was Lenin’s #2. What role did he play in the Revolution? What happened to him?
Leon Trotsky Also studies marx Militaty strategist Leads red army to victory in the civil war Would be exiled by stalin
The assassination of the Czar took place under which communist leader?
Lenin
Under which Soviet Leader did a massive famine in the Ukraine occur?
Stalin
Why did the Soviet Union want “Satellite States”?
Stalin’s main motive for the creation of Soviet satellite states in Eastern Europe was the need for security. When the war ended, the Soviet Union was the only Communist country in the world and Stalin believed that Western countries were bent on destroying it.Jan 2, 2018
What was the Khrushchev thaw?
Dissidents wrote books, hold meetings, and publish.(not as harsh)
What was the Brezhnev Doctrine and how did it affect Eastern Europe?
intervening in any satellite states that may be moving away from communism, use of force if necessary.
Which Soviet Leader won the Nobel Peace Prize?
Gorbechov
This person was responsible for the De-stalinization of the Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
Who is the father of the Russian Revolution?
Lenin
What was Perestroika?
was a series of changes to the economy of the Soviet Union. Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev started it in 1986.
What was Glasnost?
(meaning "openness") policy reform. Publicly acknowledges the abuses of Stalin Rehabilitates victims of purges Greater degrees of media freedom Domestic / Social Reforms
What were the “purges” and what was their purpose?
The political purge was primarily an effort by Stalin to eliminate challenge from past and potential opposition groups, including the left and right wings led by Leon Trotsky and Nikolai Bukharin, respectively.
What did “ethnic tension” have to do with the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Social and economic disparities, along with ethnic differences, created an upsurge in nationalism within groups and discrimination between groups.
Which leader created Glasnost and Perestroika?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Define Cult of Personality and provide examples from Soviet Leaders?
Creating a godlike figure out of a politician to make like a cult.
What is the term Marx used for the working class?
What is the term Marx used for the working class?
Describe “consumer goods” in the Soviet Union.
They were very limited supplies.
Who came to power after the August Coup?
Yelstin
What is the name of the Soviet Spy agency?
KGB
One of the better aspects of Soviet life was that everyone received an
__education____________
What is a soviet?
Popularly elected general assemblies formed by bolsheviks
Who was the last leader of the Soviet Union?
Mikhail Gorbachev
