Unit 3: The Russian Revolution AOS 2: Consequences - Quotes

Question 1

‘By closing the ___________ ________ the __________ signalled that they were ready to ____ ___ in defence of their regime.’ - Stephen _____

Answer 1

‘By closing the Constituent Assembly the Bolsheviks signalled that they were ready to wage war in defence of their regime.’ - Stephen Smith

Question 2

‘In spite of their seemingly fatal _________, the __________ managed to consolidate their dictatorship.’ - Orlando _____

Answer 2

‘In spite of their seemingly fatal isolation, the Bolsheviks managed to consolidate their dictatorship.’ - Orlando Figes

Question 3

‘The machine ___ became for them the principal __________ of political __________.’ - Richard _____

Answer 3

‘The machine gun became for them the principal instrument of political persuasion.’ - Richard Pipes

Question 4

‘The ____ were viewed as ‘the ______ ____’ by ________, granting them ‘active _______ and passive __________ by society.’ - Sheila ___________

Answer 4

‘The Reds were viewed as ‘the lesser evil’ by Russians, granting them ‘active support and passive acceptance by society.’ - Sheila Fitzpatrick

Question 5

‘The ____ could ‘claim to be defending the __________’ whereas the ______ had a ‘problem of _____’ because they were ‘associated with the ___ ______.’ - Orlando _____

Answer 5

‘The Reds could ‘claim to be defending the revolution’ whereas the Whites had a ‘problem of image’ because they were ‘associated with the old regime.’ - Orlando Figes

Question 6

‘A _____ war is not a popularity contest’, and the ____ were victorious despite their ____________ because of their ‘____________ in ________ and war material.’ - Richard _____

Answer 6

‘A civil war is not a popularity contest’, and the Reds were victorious despite their unpopularity because of their ‘superiority in manpower and war material.’ - Richard Pipes

Question 7

‘The __________ had ‘no choice but to take from the ______ to give to the ________.’ - Stephen _____

Answer 7

‘The Bolsheviks had ‘no choice but to take from the hungry to give to the hungrier.’ - Stephen Smith

Question 8

‘The __________ thought ‘transition to _________ was ________’ as ‘there was a wildly ___________ and _______ streak’ in their thinking.’ - Sheila ___________

Answer 8

‘The Bolsheviks thought ‘transition to communism was imminent’ as ‘there was a wildly impractical and utopian streak’ in their thinking.’ - Sheila Fitzpatrick

Question 9

‘___ _________ was ‘not a response to the _____ ___’ but ‘an attempt as rapidly as possible to construct a _________ society’ - Richard _____

Answer 9

‘War Communism was ‘not a response to the Civil War’ but ‘an attempt as rapidly as possible to construct a Communist society’ - Richard Pipes

Question 10

‘In ____, _____ was ‘on the verge of a new __________’ and the ___ was ‘a desperate bid to stem the tide of popular __________.’ - Orlando _____

Answer 10

‘In 1921, Russia was ‘on the verge of a new revolution’ and the NEP was ‘a desperate bid to stem the tide of popular revolution.’ - Orlando Figes

Question 11

‘The ___ was ‘an improvised response to desperate ________ circumstances’ and its ‘beneficial impact…was swift and dramatic.’ - Sheila ___________

Answer 11

‘The NEP was ‘an improvised response to desperate economic circumstances’ and its ‘beneficial impact…was swift and dramatic.’ - Sheila Fitzpatrick

Question 12

‘As with the policy it ________, ___ was intended by _____ primarily to meet ______’s urgent need for food.’ - Michael _____

Answer 12

‘As with the policy it replaced, NEP was intended by Lenin primarily to meet Russia’s urgent need for food.’ - Michael Lynch