Show:
Last Christmas
Jul I Angora
Santa Baby
Til Julebal I Nissebal
Feliz Navidad
100
What carrers did Stalin open up for in regards to women in the beginning of his social policies?
Engineers and doctor
100
Which two historians meant that Stalin would have preferred an alliance with Britain and France and what is this group of historians called?
A. J. P. Taylor and Geoffrey Roberts – ‘Collective Security’
100
What were the circumstances surrounding the death of close friend of Stalin, Sergei Kirov, in 1934?
mysterious
100
In what years did the famine occur?
1932-33
100
what policy did Lenin referred to as ‘one step back’?
the NEP
200
(BONUS) Name three other well known names of Santa Claus (A right answer will double the points won)
St. Nickolas, Father Christmas, Grandfather Frost and Kris Kringle.
200
What did some opponents of Stalin do to avoid being killed by Stalin?
Stalinists
200
What was the last year of the War Scare and the year in which Stalin had a change of heart regarding the NEP (New Economic Policy)?
1927
200
What did Moshe Lewin note about women and their birth rate?
There was a slight improvement in the birth rate in 1937, but that fell again in 1939
200
Approximately how many did the famine kill?
5-8 mio.
300
Which historian challenged the view that the famine (1932-33) in Ukraine was ‘genocidal’?
Robert Service
300
The name of the very harsh peace treaty which was signed with Germany in March 1918, and resulted in Russia losing 62 million of its total population.
the treaty of Brest-Litovsk
300
What was not a domestic policy of Stalin, but was woven into every aspect of the planned economy and was one of the most important methods by which domestic policies were achieved and opposition suppressed?
the Great Terror (1937-39)
300
Who were the two Bolsheviks, who were both close with Lenin prior to his death, were branded by Stalin as ‘factionalists’ and expelled from the Central Committee after first being the Left Opposition, and then the United Opposition in 1936, when they were joined by Trotsky?
(Grigory) Zinoviev and (Lev) Kamenev
300
During what years was the defeat of the Right Opposition?
1927-29
400
what was the original number of members in the Politburo, before Stalin changed the nature of the party?
7
400
According to Stalin, who were the kulaks?
Rich peasants holding back workers’ revolution by hoarding their production / keeping food prices high / becoming wealthy at expense of workers and poorer peasants
400
How many arson attacks occurred in the period between 1929-30 (approximately)?
30,000 arson attacks
400
what was the depiction of the Tsar in the famous film-maker Sergei Eisenstein’s ‘Ivan the Terrible - Part Two’?
ruthless tyrant
500
When had the USSR been almost completely collectivized?
By the end of 1930s
500
Draw a picture of Stalin
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500
Explain the NEP policy
The NEP was designed to bring capital into state and to help it prosper economically. However some socialists believed it may have gone too far with its free-market economy style and possibly could have lead the Soviet Union into permanently possessing a capitalist economy, which would have destroyed the socialist priority. the original plan, however, was to have capitalism in place until the economy was strong enough to achieve socialism.
500
What is the two main goals of collectivization?
control of peasants and to raise capital
500
(BONUS) Name 3 of the artists of the topic songs (If answered right the points won will be doubled)
Wham! – "Last Christmas" Drengene fra Angora – "Jul I Angora" Kylie Minogue – "Santa Baby" Diskofil – "Til Julebal I Nissebal" (Bodil Kjærs Plagiat Mix) José Feliciano – "Feliz Navidad"