Pre Soviet Russia
What type of government had lasted in Russia for over 300 years up until 1917?
Absolute Monarchy/Autocracy
Why did the Feb Revolution take place?
Civil unrest towards the Provisional Government
Tsar Nicholas II
Bolshevism was based on what ideology?
Marxism
What was the name of the Army led by Leon Trotsky, loyal to the Bolsheviks?
Red Army
What was the name of Tsar Nicholas II's son?
Alexei Romanov
When did Lenin return to overthrow the Provisional Government?
October
I fled to Switzerland and Finland, but I returned in October to lead the people to victory - Peace, Land, Bread!
Vladimir Lenin
Name a Bolshevik leader other than Lenin or Trotsky
Stalin, Kamanev, Zinoviev, Bukharin, Molotov
What groups made up the White Army?
monarchists, liberals, anti-communists, counter revolutionaries, and foreign powers
What was the name of the massacre which occurred as a result of the 1905 Revolution?
Bloody Sunday
What was the name of the Tsar-loyalist General who revolted against the Provisional Government
Lavr Kornilov
I served as the first Prime Minister of the Provisional Government, until Kerensky told me to step aside :(
Georgy Lvov
What message/slogan was aligned with Bolshevist values?
Peace, Land, Bread
What was the name of the first Soviet secret police organisation, established by Vladimir Lenin on December 20, 1917?
Cheka
Name a country the Romanov family had ties to
Great Britain, Germany
What was the name of the uprising of sailors in May, 1917?
Kronstadt Uprising
I was the chairman of the Soviets in 1917, and the leader of the Red Army during the Civil War
Leon Trotsky
Which document outlined the beliefs of the Bolshevists and their leader, Lenin?
April Theses
Who led the Provisional Government to its failure?
Alexander Kerensky
What was the name of the system of representatives created by Tsar Nicholas II after the 1905 Revolution?
The Duma
What was the name of the building which the Soviets stormed during the October Revolution?
The Winter Palace
I am a mystic who influenced the royal family, I worked closely with Tsarina Alexandra, and I was assassinated in 1916.
Grigori Rasputin
What did the Bolsheviks introduce during the Civil War to support their war effort?
War Communism
What was the name of the new governing authority introduced Soviet Russia in 1917?
The Sovnarkom