The Russian Revolution Flashcards
Political when was the provisional government overthrown
october 1917
Political what were the offices of the Central Executive committee
Politburo orgburo and ogburo
Political what was a key part of the Soviet structure of government
a key part was the cheka
Political How did the cheka victimise people
the cheka victimised people based on who they were rather than what they had done.
Political how many did the cheka execute per year between what dates
28000 between 1917-1922
Political when was press freedom abolished
it was abolished in 1918
Political What organisation was set up to distribute propaganda
The agitprop in 1921 to distribute propaganda
Political when was the treaty of Brest-Litovsk signed and what did it mean
it was signed in 1918 march and meant that much of the western Russian empire was given up such as Poland, Baltic states and Ukraine
Economic what did the decree on land do and when was it introduced
The decree on land was introduced in November 1917 and it meant that private property was abolished
Economic when was the formation of the supreme economic council and what did it do
December 1917 and it meant that all businesses with more than 10 employees were nationalised without compensation
Economic how many nationalised businesses were there by what date
there were 30000 nationalised businesses by 1920 and the SEC found it hard to manage all of them
Economic what was the decree on workers control and what did it do
it was introduced in November 1918 and it meant that workers were given powers to run factories
Social when was abortion legalised
it was legalised in 1926
Social when were civil marriages legalised
1918
Social when were church schools and churches banned
they were banned in 1918
