Born into a peasant village
Mean personality because of being joked
Joined Social Democratic Party in 1901
Appointed general secretary which allowed him to build a base of fear in the society
Killed twice the amnt of people Hitler did (30-40 mil. die)
TRUE DICTATOR
Very controlling
Purges
Who is Joseph Stalin :p
100
Killed older brother to become the head of the house
Brought all nomadic tribes under his control
Great warrior and protector
Forbids selling of women and bans slavery
Freedom of religion
Autocracy,Centralism, Serptum
Who is Genghis Kahn
100
1860's liberated serfs
Approves granting of civil rights
Helps westernize
Develop banking system
sell Alaska to USA
Modernization
Reforms
Gives $$$ to build roads and railroads
Who is Czar Alexander the 2nd
200
Small group of locals lead
People appiont leaders
What is Democracy
200
Peter the Great
1682-1721 joint rule
1721-1725 zar of all of Russia
Peter Hoff Palace 1710 (destroyed in WW2)
Catherine the Great
Romanov family
1613-1917
What is Romanov
200
Found in Orthodox churches
Reminds people of their faith
People carry them for "power"
Communism outlawed icons(said they were atheist)
Virgin Mary, Jesus and many dif. Saints were pictured
What are Religious Icons
200
Young military commander
Established freedom from Mongols
Moscovites
Renovates the kremlin
Great= Fear not love
Who is Ivan the Great/3rd
200
Studied law
Served as deputy mayor
Free elections= won 53% of votes
Served 3 terms as president
Revived SU national anthem and tightened control on Russia's news media
Appoints party members"(he chooses who's in charge)
Aristocracy
Controlled lower house
Who is Vladimir Putin
300
Classic Greek
Roman law
Christianity
Asian art
What is Byzantine Culture
300
Ivan the 3rd
Grand Prince of Moscow
Ivan the terrible
1400-1613
What is Moscovites
300
Peace, world, and village
Orbited for 15 years
Took 10 years to build
Hosted 125 cosmonauts from 12 different nations
Accident prone
Raised 1st wheat crop in space
First modular space station
Holds record of longest space flight
What is Mir
300
Great expansion of territory
Great westernization of Europe
Makes Russia a HUGE power
Father of Navy
Larger presence in Europe
Who is Peter the Great
300
Comes from the Bulshavicks
5 years as ruler
First communist leader
Help overthrow gov't
After death power struggle with Stalin
Who is Lenin
400
Rule by wealthy elite(boyars)
Local councils
What is Aristocracy
400
Tartars
Golden Horde
Center= Moscow
Leading tribe
Occupy China
Unified by language and culture
Prevent Russia from being a state
1200's-1400's
What is the Mongols
400
Second largest Christian Church in the world
Self-governing
Mainly in Balkans, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East
Customs vary
Practices original faith
Brought to Russia by Grand Prince Vladimir
What is the Eastern Orthodox Church
400
Longest Monarchy
Makes Russia a dominant European nation
Expands military, diplomatically and land
Expands to have more parts
Land reforms
Education Reforms
Who is Catherine the Great
400
Farm worker
Law School
Nobel peace prize
Made many govt changes
Ended communism
Many did not agree with reform
Coup
SU fall under his leadership
Who is Gorbachev
500
Relaxed
Modernize
Tons of $$$ put into military and space race
Economic decline among people
Open society
What is De'tente
500
1613-1917
2nd and last imperial dynasty
Abdicated in March 1917
Held hostage by Bolshevicks
Executed, mutilated, shot, stabbed
What is the Romanov dynasty
500
Series of Palaces built on the command of Peter the Great
Located in St. Petersburg
Known as the Russian Versailles
Built in 1710
Destroyed during WW2 by German troops (later restored)
What are the Peter Hoff Palaces
500
Raised as Grand prince
Starts "zar"
Popular w/ common people
anger issues and pious moods
Periods of remorse
Morally corrupt
Gronzy= courageous, enemies in fear, followers in obedience, magnificent, sends message "Im in CHARGE!"
Who is Ivan the Terrible
500
German Philosopher
Introduced communism to the world
"Father of Communism and Socialism"
Founded Marxism
Focused on class system rich vs. poor
Eliminate rich vs. poor
writer then a leader