Struggles to Reform
Serfdom officially ended under this Czar
Alexander II
Fight for Korea that resulted in an embarrassing loss for Russia
Russo-Japanese War
Gained support because of their organization and ability to stop counter-revolts in favor of Czar
Bolsheviks
Government where one ruler or small party has complete control of the state
Totalitarian State
All economic decisions are made by the government
Command Economy
At the coronation of Nicholas I, soldiers yelled out "Constantine and Constitution!" in hopes of getting more rights.
Decembrists Revolt
Massacre of protesters who drafted a petition for more rights
Bloody Sunday
Removal of the provisional government leaders and establishment of Bolshevik control
Bloodless Revolution
Large areas of farm land worked by hundreds of families but owned by the government`
Collective Farms
Disliked by the people because she was from Germany and was under the influence of someone against reform
Alexandra
Most Romanov czar's were this kind of ruler
Autocrat
Rasputin
Opponents of the Bolshevik government who started a war to challenge their power
White Army
Stalin's attempt to rapidly industrialize their economy by increasing quotas and limiting production of consumer goods
Five Year Plan
This event made him question whether or not he should continue to be the ruler (dictator) of the USSR
The death of Stalin's wife
Difficult for inhabitants to leave due to the high taxes the community had to pay
Mirs
Made the mistake of staying in WWI after Nicholas' abdication
Alexander Kerensky
Sailors fought for freedom of speech, free elections, and abolition of secret police
Kronstadt Revolt
Executed thousands of their members for committing crimes against the state
Bolsheviks (those that had worked with him under Lenin)
Believed that the peasants would carry out a revolution and wanted a democratically elected government
Social Revolutionaries
Belief that the existing society should be destroyed in order for a new one to be created
Nihilism
Riots started over a lack of food that resulted in the Czar abdicating his throne
February Revolution
Allowed individuals to buy and sell goods for profit
New Economic Policy
Collecting grain and giving it to the city workers
The assassination of his father resulted in this czar completely rejecting all types of reform
Alexander III