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Who were the two primary Communist parties in pre-revolutionary Russia?
The Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks
Who were the three figures in the 'Triumvirate'
Stalin, Kamenev, Zinoviev
What was the system of promoting loyal Stalinists called?
Nomenklatura
What was Lenin's revolutionary slogan?
Peace, Bread, Land
Nikolai Sukhanov described Stalin as...
"an unimportant grey blur"
When did the cultural revolution end?
The 1930's
Name of the early Soviet secret police agency
The Cheka
What was Stalin's ideological belief that was in opposition to Trotsky
Socialism in one country
What was the legal justification for the 'Great Purge'
The 1st of December Law
Who were the NEPmen?
People who would buy up surplus goods and sell them in markets
At which party congress did Lenin propose a ban on factionalism?
The 10th Party Congress
What was the name of Stalin's version of history?
Short History of the USSR
Who were 'The Greens'
The primarily peasant based armies that particpated in the civil war. They fought both Red and White as they aimed to protect their land.
How many Ukrainians died in the Holodymor?
Around 4 million (3.9 million)
12 years old