The Russian Revolution Flashcards
Define : Tsar
the Russian emperor
Define : Communist
someone who believes that society should be equal and all property should be owned by the state
Define : Duma
the Russian parliament founded in 1905
Define : Gulag
a labour camp for opponents of the Communists
Define : USSR
Union of Soviet Socialists Republics : The Communist name for Russia
Define : Cult of Personality
creating a propaganda image around a leader such as Stalin
Define : Pogrom
violent attack against Jews, often ordered by the government
Define : Bloody Sunday
peaceful protest in 1905 which was brutally crushed by the Tsar
Define : Okhrana / Cheka
secret police : the Tsar’s and then the one that Lenin introduced
Define : Five Year Plan
the communists introduce this to boost the USSR’s Industry
Define : Collectivisation
taking over farmland, animals and tools and having the government own the land
Define : Former People
rich people under the Tsar who lost their wealth and status
Who was…? : Tsar Nicholas II
last Tsar of Russia. Unpopular because of his incompetence
Who was…? : Rasputin
monk who advised the Tsar and discredited him
Who was…? : Vladimir Lenin
leader of the Bolsheviks who led the October Revolution