Russification under Communists

Question 1

How did Russification generally occur under Lenin, Stalin and Khruschev?

Answer 1

-aim to create a federal system
-some degree of autonomy but generally guided by Moscow.

Question 2

What dates were the 3 communist constitutions?

Answer 2

-1918
-1924
-1936

Question 3

What did the 1918 constitution do?

Answer 3

-created the RSFR
-russia including central asia, kazakhstan, uzbekistan and Turkmenistan

Question 4

What did the 1924 constitution do?

Answer 4

-created the USSR
-ukraine allowed to join
-allowed own government and symbols of soverignty but answerable to the Sovnarkom

Question 5

What did the 1936 constitution do?

Answer 5

-appeared to give greater representation
-in theory give ability to leave USSR.

Question 6

How did the communists treat the Baltic states?

Answer 6

-1936 constitution annexed 3 states- tight control in Moscow.
-mass deportations in fear of Nazi collaberation.

Question 7

How did the communists treat Finland post WW1?

Answer 7

-Treaty of Brest Litovsk- independence.
-pork mutiny 1922
-Treaty of Tartu 1920

Question 8

What was the treaty of Tartu of 1920 (Finland)

Answer 8

-brief peace
-gained petsamo at the expense of East Karelia’s independence.

Question 9

How did the communists treat Finland post WW2?

Answer 9

-WW2- Finland refused request from Stalin to store millitary basis
-bombed Helsinki
-sparked the winter war

Question 10

What was the winter war in Finland?

Answer 10

-highlighted millitary weakness
-50k deaths
-ceaded border space.

Question 11

How did communist relations end with Finland?

Answer 11

-treaty of friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance in 1948.
-neutral + left alone.

Question 12

How did the communists treat the Ukrainians?

Answer 12

-independence following WW1
-Couldn’t resist red army during the war
-grain supply- heavily collectivised + Kulak blame.

Question 13

How did the 1936 kind of improve communist relations with the Ukraine?

Answer 13

-improved but stil accused of being German collaberators + executed/ deported.

Question 14

How did the communists treat the caucuses?

Answer 14

-independence in 1920 retaken by red army a year later.
-Armenia and Azbekistan wanted same terms as ukraine

Question 15

What conflict occured between Lenin, Stalin and the caucuses?

Answer 15

-Stalin sent his rep to georgia who attacked an official
-Lenin condemed this
-1936- full republic status given.

Question 16

How did the communists treat Turkmenistan?

Answer 16

-virgin lands
-dumping ground for political prisioners.
-communist systems etablished

Question 17

How did the communists treat Manchuria?

Answer 17

-returned to the reigon to adress spheres of influence/

Question 18

What was the pork mutiny of 1922? (Finland)

Answer 18

-red guards crossing the border, looting property and persuading the fins to join them with money and guns