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
How many Dumas were there?
Four
What did the Russian Social & Democratic Labour Party split into.
Bolshevik and Menshevik
When was International Women’s Day?
23.02.17
What was the name of the two battles the Russians lost in WWI?
Tannenberg and Masurian Lakes
What was the name of the Chairman of the Duma that demanded the Tsar’s abdication?
Rodzianko
What did the Tsar Issue after the 1905 revolution?
October Manifesto
What was Lenin’s real name?
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov
In what year did the Bolsheviks and Mensheviks split?
1903
What doe the words Bolshevik and Menshevik mean
Bolshevik: Minority
Menshevik: Majority
What does Soviet mean?
Council
The rival Government of the Provisional Government
Petrograd Soviet
First leader of the Provisional Government
Prince Lyvov
What naval base did the sailors join the revolution from?
Kronstadt
During the February Revolution- which country was Stalin in?
Switzerland
What was the name of the parliament that elections were to be held for during the time of the Provisional Government
Constituent Assembly
