Fast Facts 1
Name of the Russian Royal family who had ruled for 300 years
Romanov family
Daughter of the last Czar, who was rumored to have survived
Anastasia
Russia fought against this country for control over land in Manchuria and Korea
Japan
Revolutionary who led the Bolshevik party and who proclaimed "All power to the Soviets!"
Vladimir Lenin
A farm worker tied to land owned by nobles in Russia
Serf
This country is the largest in the entire world
Russia
The weak last Czar of Russia
Nicholas II or Nicholas Romanov
He was assassinated/killed/murdered
Philosophy developed by Karl Marx that called for the workers to take control of the means of production (farms and factories)
Communism
The Czar
Stopped the elections and/or disbanded the assembly of voters
When a ruler abdicates, they
Give up the throne or their power
What is the modern capital of Russia?
Moscow
Mystic and monk who treated the Czar's child and influenced his wife
Grigori Rasputin
The name of Lenin's communist political party
Bolshevik
Lenin promised to give land to the peasants
Why did the Romanovs keep Rasputin around?
Because he could help their son
Bolshevik Party took control
Revolution
What ocean boarders Russia to the east?
The Pacific Ocean
Leader of the Bolsheviks, who promised the people "Peace, Land, Bread!"
Vladimir Lenin
Russia suffered from a lack of this type of transportation
Railroads/Trains
What happened to the Romanov family in 1918?
They were executed/shot
The Czar's unpopular wife was originally from this country
Germany
This army won the Russian Civil War
The Red Army
A ruler who is an autocrat is a ruler who has this much power
All the power
Which ocean boarders Russia to the north?
The Arctic Ocean
Czar who freed the serfs and reformed education in Russia
Alexander II
Took control of the government after the death of Vladimir Lenin
Joseph Stalin
Why did Nicholas II keep dissolving the Duma?
Who did Nicholas leave in charge when he went to the front during WWI?
His wife Alexandra
What was the outcome of the February/March Revolution?
The Czar abdicates
True or False: members of the Bourgeois were wealthy owners who owned Russia's means of production
True
Russia is a country close to the Arctic. What is a reason that Russia wanted access to the Pacific Ocean?
Access to ice free trade routes all year long
Priest who lead Bloody Sunday protests
Father Gapon
The workers/proletariat
This person fought for control of Russia after Lenin's death, but was assassinated by ice pick while living in Mexico
Leon Trotsky
How did Nicholas respond to Bloody Sunday?
He established the Duma
One reason that the Red Army defeated the Whites was because
They were more united and had similar beliefs. They wanted the same things for Russia
Proletariats were members of this class
The working class
This mountain range is used to divide Russia between Europe and Asia
Ural Mountains
Czar who took back reforms and was known as a harsh ruler. Died before I could teach my son to be Czar
Alexander III
The Czar's son Alexei suffered from this blood disease
What does the USSR stand for?
Nicholas II abdicated because he lost control of
The government/army/cities
Lenin's method of dealing with his enemies during Russia's Civil War
Councils elected by workers in industrial cities
Soviets
Which Russian city is closest to the rest of Europe and the Baltic Sea?
Moscow, St. Petersburg, Rostov
St. Petersburg
Leader of the Provisional Government and kept Russia in WWI
Alexander Kerensky