Tsarist Russia
What was the name of the Tsar during the Russian Revolution 1917?
Tsar Nicholas II
What was the name of the secret police under Lenin?
Cheka
Where was Josef Stalin born?
Gori, Georgia
How many Show Trials were there during the Great Purge?
There were three
Why did Dev not attend the Treaty Negotiations in London?
Wanted to stay at home as a symbol of unity
5 children - four daughters—Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia—and one son, Alexis.
Why did Leon Trotsky not attend the funeral of Lenin?
Because Stalin told him the wrong date!
What did Lenin say about Stalin succeeding him?
He said Stalin has "concentrated enormous power in his hands and i am not sure he always knows how to use that power with sufficient caution"
When did the First Show Trial begin?
August 19th 1936
What was the name of the Irish Tenor from Athlone (Westmeath!!!:)) who performed at the Eucharistic Congress mass in the Phoenix Park Dublin 1932
Count John Mccormack
What was the Tsar?
Emperor
What did Lenin die of?
Brain haemorrhage
What does Stalin mean?
Derived from the Russian word for steel (stal), this has been translated as "Man of Steel";
What was the names of two prominent communist party leaders tried in the first show trial?
Lev Kamenev and Grigory Zinoviev
What was the name of the song he sung?
Panis Angelicus
What was the name of the Russian mystic who found his way into the Tsars court?
Rasputin
What did Lenin hope would happen when he died in terms of who would suceed him?
He hoped the main players in the communist party would share power.
How did Stalin modernise Russia and why?
He implemented a policy (5 year plans) to ensure Russia could match the economies of the western world. "we are 50 to 100 years behind, either we make good the difference in ten years or they will crush us"
How did Stalin ensure these men confessed during the trial?
Torture such as leaving the heating on during the summer, threatening family members and beatings ensured the men confessed to crimes they never comitted.
Name the three men who were the first to walk on the moon Apollo 11
Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong
Why was it so difficult to Kill the Romanovs?
It was terribly difficult because they worse so much jewellery in their underwear
Which current Russian city was once called Leningrad?
St. Petersburg
What was Collectivisation?
Under collectivization the peasantry were forced to give up their individual farms and join large collective farms (kolkhozy). The process was ultimately undertaken in conjunction with the campaign to industrialize the Soviet Union rapidly.
What was the name of the Chief prosecutor for all three Show Trials?
Andrei Vyshinsky
Why were the men quarantined upon arrival back to earth?
There was an element of the unknown involved and there was a fear that bacteria could be brought back from the moon that could potentially be dangerous.