The Russian Revolution🇷🇺 Flashcards
What happened in 1905?
January - Bloody Sunday (when demonstrators where opened fire on)
October - attempted revolution
When did Russia join WW1 (this was seen as a disaster)?
1914
The tsar abdicated, leaving the provisional government in charge. When did this happen?
March 1917
When did Lenin & Bolsheviks seize power?
Oct 1917
When did Lenin die?
1924
When did Stalin begins the 5 Year Plan and the collectivisation of farms?
1928
When was the USSR invaded by Germany but was able to defeat them?
1941
Who was the last Tsar of Russia? He was unpopular because of his incompetence.
Tsar Nicholas II
Who was the monk who advised the Tsar and discredited him?
Rasputin
Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks who led the October Revolution?
Vladimir Lenin
Who was the founder of the ideas of Communism?
Karl Marx
Who was the communist who was defeated by Stalin so did not replace Lenin?
Leon Trotsky
Who was the communist dictator who replaced Lenin & ruled until 1953?
Joseph Stalin
Who was the Tsarina? (The Tsar’s unpopular German wife)
Alexandra
What is the Tsar?
The Russian Emperor
What is the Duma?
The Russian Parliament founded in 1905
What is a Communist?
Someone who believes that society should be equal and all property should be owned by the state
What is a gulag?
A labour camp for opponents of the Communists
What was the USSR?
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: The Communist name for Russia
What is a cult of personality?
Creating a propaganda image around a leader such as Stalin
What is a pogrom?
A violent attack against Jews, often ordered by the government
What is Bloody Sunday?
A peaceful protest in 1905 which was brutally crushed by the Tsar
What was the Okhrana/Cheka
The secret police: the Tsar’s and then the one that Lenin introduced
What was the Five Year Plan?
The plan that the communists introduced to boost the USSR’s Industry
