Tsarist Russia Flashcards
General Info on Russia during rule of the Tsar
Surname of the Tsars
Romanov
Official Religion of Tsarist Russia
Russian Orthodox Church
The name of the Political Party led by Lenin
Bolshevik
The term used for the type of rule used by the Tsar
Autocracy
The Holy Advisor the Tsar and Tsarina and claimed to have healed their son
Rasputin
The priest active in 1905
Father Gapon
The changes to the October Manifesto
Fundamental Laws
The process of to make something Russian
Russification
His brother was hung by Alexander II fuelling his motives
Lenin
The name of the reform that temporarily turned Russia into a constitutional monarchy
October Manifesto
A term in which the Tsar claimed his authority from God
‘Divine Right’
He wrote the Communist Manifesto in 1848 which inspired Lenin
Carl Marx
The new name for the Russian Parliament
Doma
What was the Tsarina’s name
Alexandra
What was the name of the Tsar who abdicated
Nicholas II