People
In the classic George Orwell film Animal Farm, this person is represented by Napoleon the pig.
Who is Stalin.
Introduced in 1905 by Tsar Nicholas II as a response to civil unrest, this political structure was called what?
In January 1905, peaceful protesters crowded the streets St. Petersburg demanding the Tsar respond to food shortages and poor living conditions, the imperial army fires on the crowd killing hundreds.
What is Bloody Sunday.
The failures of the Russian Imperial army during the Russo-Japan war lead to what response from the Russian people?
What was a decline in loyalty to the Tsar/imperial government.
This 1979 BANGER released by Boney M was written about which famous Russian figure?
Who is Rasputin.
In the classic George Orwell film Animal Farm, this person is represented as Snowball the pig.
Who is Trotsky.
Founded by Vladimir Lenin, this revolutionary political party was highly opposed to capitalism.
Who were the Bolsheviks.
Lead by Vladimir Lenin, this 1917 revolutionary overthrow of the imperial government placed the Bolsheviks in power.
What is the October Revolution.
As a result of the 1905 revolution, this political assembly was introduced by Tsar Nicholas II's October Manifesto.
What is the Duma.
This weapon was used to kill famous revolutionary figure Leon Trotsky.
This character played Nicholas II who was Tsar of Russia from 1896 to 1917.
To be an absolute monarch.
What is a Tsar.
Spanning the years from 1929 to 1954, citizens, military personnel, and political figures alike were persecuted for their Bolshevik loyalty which was perceived as a threat to Stalin's leadership.
What was the Great Purge.
The delay in Russian industrialization lead to which economic plan introduced by Stalin as a means of improving Russia's global economic/industrial standings.
What were the Five Year Plans.
This 1905 protest was intended to be peaceful, until the Russian Army open fired on the crowd killing approximately how many people?
What is approx. 200 people.
The portrayal of this famous communist philosopher Karl Marx was played by this character in George Orwell's film Animal Farm.
Who is Major.
This policy, enacted under the rule of Stalin, consolidated once privately owned farmlands.
What is collectivization.
In the classic George Orwell film Animal Farm, the death of Old Major represents which revolutionary event?
What is the death of Vladimir Lenin.
Extreme class division, and widespread civil discontent lead to this significant change in Russia's political organization.
The abdication of Tsar Nicholas II.
In what year did George Orwell write the timeless classic Animal Farm?
When was 1945.
In the classic George Orwell film Animal Farm, Mr. Pilkington is invited into Napoleon's house for dinner and negotiations. Mr. Pilkington represents which political powers during the revolution?
Who is France and the United Kingdom.
This form of political organization emerged in Russia during the revolution, eventually being included in the country's new abbreviation the USSR.
What is a Soviet.
Who are the pigs/ taking privileges/ changing commandments.
On September 5, 1905, this treaty ended which Russian conflict.
The treaty of Portsmouth.
This individual succeeded Stalin and became president of the Soviet Union in 1953.
Who is Nikita Krushchev.