R.R. Terminology
The name for many peasants under feudalism. These people could be sold and bought like slaves and had little to no rights.
What are Serfs?
A series of large protests in 1905 lead by the Russian workers against the monarchy.
What is the Bloody Sunday Massacre?
A constitution created after the Bloody Sunday Massacre to grant certain freedoms and postpone the election for the new State Duma.
What is the October Manifesto?
Joseph Stalin was born here in 1878.
What is Georgia?
Who is Joseph Stalin?
The current day name St Petersburg and where a lot of action took place during the Russian Revolution.
What is Petrograd?
The last crowned ruler of Russia. Fought against the revolution to keep the monarchy and absolutism.
Who is Czar Nicholas II?
Two problems with Russia that the rising revolution thought needed work.
What were the Bolsheviks main ideas?
The leader of the communist movement. Successful politician and theorist.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
The names of the two opposing army's. Inspired by the colors of their military outfits
What are the Whites and The Reds?
One of the largest global wars of all time. Russia joined in 1914.
What is World War I?
An aggressive movement of riots and strikes over a large scarcity of food in Petrograd. Took place in 1917 after the Russian lower class became fed up with their czarist government.
What is the February Revolution?
What year was Joseph Stalin elected?
1922
He was the first state Duma and third prime minister of Russia. He is considered to be one of the last vanguards of imperial Russia.
Who is Pyotr Stolypin?
The USSR stands for...
the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
What were the views of the two sides of the war?
The White Army wanted supported the Tsar's rule, while the Red Army wanted change.
What did Lenin order be redistributed when he was first elected?
Farmland and factories.
A policy made in 1921 that encouraged and enforced foreign investment, the creation of small businesses, and let farmers keep their extra crops.
What is the New Economic Policy?
A family of Russian royalty spanning over 3 centuries, included famous royalty such as Peter the Great, Nicholas II, and many more.
Who are the Romanov Family?
A series of Ten Directives created by Lenin after his exile in Switzerland.
What is the April Thesis?
Name two of Russia's allies in WW1.
Serbia, France, England, Italy, Belgium, Ottoman.
A coup Led by Vladimir Lenin against the provisional government.
What is the October/Bolshevik Revolution?
How did Lenin die?
A stroke in 1924.
Stalin's biggest opponent in the election for a new leader after Lenin's death. Supported Marxism and had opposing ideas to Stalin in almost every way possible.
Who is Leon Trotsky?