Early Life
People who worked the land or served noble landlords.
Peasants
Peaceful march in 1905 turned deadly when Tsar's guards fired on the crowd and killed hundreds.
Bloody Sunday
To give up power.
Abdicate
This dictator's economic policies eliminated traces of capitalism from the Soviet Union.
Joseph Stalin
Founder and leader of the Revolution. Ruled Russia after the revolution until his death in 1924.
Vladimir Lenin
Peasants who were BORN into virtual slavery and had no way out.
Serfs
War Russia fights in 1905 against an "inferior" opponent. They lost and were embarrassed internationally.
Russo-Japanese War
Name of the line of Tsars that existed in Russia for 300 years.
The Romanov Dynasty
System of forced labor camps in which millions of criminals and political prisoners were held. Much industrial work was performed in these.
Gulags
Literally means council. Made up of workers and soliders that supported revolutionary politics in Russia when the Tsar abdicated.
Soviet
He was the last absolute ruler of Russia until he gave up power. Was executed along with the rest of his family by order of Lenin.
Tsar Nicholas II
Tsar created this "representative body" to help him make laws. In reality he could dismiss it whenever he liked.
The Duma
Government created by the Duma after the Tsar gave up power. Stayed in WWI.
Provisional Government
Government took food to distribute, but farmers could keep and SELL whatever they made beyond that.
New Economic Policy (NEP)
Lenin's faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party; later came to mean anyone who followed his views and became its own political party
Revolutionary year in Russia caused by two major events along with harsh working conditions for the poor.
1905
Women started this protest that grew into a large-scale revolution. They were protesting for food to feed their children.
February Revolution
Signing of this ended the war for Russia.
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Stalin's economic policy to rebuild the Soviet economy after WWI. Tried to improve heavy industry and improve farm output, but resulted in famine for many.
Five Year Plan
Federal system of socialist republics established in 1923 in various ethnic regions of Russia.
(NOT JUST THE ABBREVIATION!)
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
System of government in Russia until 1917. Leader had absolute power and authority.
Tsarism
Coup d'etat by the Bolsheviks under Lenin in 1917.
October Revolution
Use of mass media and propaganda to create a heroic image that is worshiped often through unquestioning praise.
Cult of Personality
A system in which private farms are eliminated and peasants work land that is owned by the government.
Collectivization
Terror campaign that eliminated anyone who threatened Stalin's power.
Great Purge