Russian Revolution Flashcards
Who wanted democracy and representation?
Professionals
Who wanted the right to strike and protection?
Factory workers.
Who was Father Gapone and what did he do?
Father Gapone was a secret agent who urges people to petition the tsar instead of striking or using violence.
Who wanted freedom of press and lower taxes (they weren’t questioning autocracy)
Bloody Sunday protestors
What causes the National Duma?
Sergei Witte creates the October Manifesto; the National Duma erases autocracy
Who were the Bolsheviks led by?
Vladimir Lenin
What is phyrric victory?
Too high a cost for victory
What did the Bolshevik party do once they controlled the government?
They withdrew from WWI, gave land to Germany, took over the industry and direct food distribution, and established an eight hour work day.
What does USSR stand for?
Union of Soviet Socialist Republic
What did the satellite nations supply Russia with?
They supplied Russia with manufactured goods, coal and iron ore, and strengthened the military
What did the government own under the USSR?
They owned banks, farms, transportation, and mines – essentially everything
What was Russia’s education like before and after the Soviet Era?
During the Soviet era it was free and mandatory; the government controlled everything. The focus shifted to military, science, and engineering. After the Soviet Era students have a variety of subjects and the government doesn’t fund it the same; many teachers quit and more students wanted to work instead of go to school.
What impact did the Soviet government have on Russian artists?
The government limited artistic individual expression; all art had to glorify the achievements of the USSR. This is called “social realism”
Who was Mikhail Gorbachev and what were his policies?
He was a communist president during the 1980s and his policies were glasnost and perestroika, political reformation
How has religion been in Russia?
Before 1917 the religion was the Eastern Orthodox church, during the Soviet era the USSR banned religion and supported atheism. After the USSR, religion is allowed, but only Christians, Muslims, Jews, and Buddhists have full legal liberties
