Tsar you Serious?
This Tsar abdicated the throne in 1917 shortly before he and his family were summarily executed.
Tsar Nicholas II
The year Lenin left exile in Siberia and returned to Petrograde.
April 1917
Seen as Lenin's right hand man and the most obvious choice to replace him after his death in 1924. Formerly a Menshevik, characterized as a "radical" by Stalin. Unpopular in the Party.
Trotsky.
Briefly explain the difference between a "radical" communist party member and a "moderate" communist party member based on Soviet standards circa 1918-1924.
Radical= disagrees with Leninism in some significant ways, vocal about disagreement. (Trotsky)
Moderate= goes along with Leninism in most significant ways, does not voice disagreement
Heavy combat losses, ineffective supply lines, low-quality arms production, and rampant starvation among the citizenry caused abject failure in "imperialist war." Leads directly to the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II in February 1917.
World War I
This Romanov Tsar allowed the creation of the Duma, a great reduction in his power, in response to political unrest in 1905 after a loss in the Russo-Japanese war.
Tsar Nicholas II
NEP
Form the other two parts of the TROIKA ALLIANCE with Joseph Stalin. Two moderates in the party who worked with Stalin to isolate Trotsky. They criticized Trotsky publicly while Stalin did so in private.
Zinoviev
Kamenev
The principle policymaking committee of Lenin's communist party in 1917. It was originally conceived in to direct the actions of the October Revolution. Original members Lenin, Trotsky, Zinoviev Kamenev, Stalin, Sokolnikov and Bubnov. Would later be narrowed to 5 men.
The Politburo.
An embarrassment for Tsarist Russia on the world stage causing many to question the "greatness" of the Romanovs and the authoritarian nature of Tsarist rule. This war leads directly to creation of the Duma in 1905.
Russo-Japanese War
1904-1905
This Tsar was famously assassinated in 1881 by members of a terrorist group called "Peoples Will" Narodnaya Volta
Alexander II
Food shortages, famine and death from this "Imperialist Struggle" caused extreme public dissatisfaction that came to a head when Kerensky decided to continue in support of the Triumvirate.
World War I
Radical party members that Stalin brought under his wing after Trotsky had largely been discredited. Helped him to weaken the chances of Kamenev and Zinoviev.
Bukharin and Rykov
The 1848 book that started it all... defines the communist party as "the most advanced and resolute section of the working class parties of every country; that section which pushes forward all others."
Holds that it is only through violence that we can achieve true reforms.
Authors and Title.
The Communist Manifesto
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engles
A multi-party conflict in the former Russian Empire sparked by the overthrow of social-democratic Russian Provisional Government under Kerensky. November 1917 until October 25, 1922.
Russian Civil War
A) The Tsars saw themselves as a continuation of what Empire?
B) Tsar means what in Russian?
*Must answer both correctly for points*
A) The Roman Empire
B) Caesar
The party line of Lenin's Bolshevik party.
Peace, Land, Bread
Briefly explain how and why Stalin was able to suppress Lenin's Final Testament.
1) Got advanced notice of the testament and how it made him look bad (CHEKA)
2) Had testament read to Central Committee of Party.
3) Offered to resign (a bluff)
4) Convinced other "heirs" to suppress the testament in order to show a sense of "national unity"
5) Also pointed out that the testament made everyone else look bad.
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Define Leninism.
Briefly explain the connection between the Kronstadt Rebellion of March 1921 and Lenin's NEP.
1) Kronstadt rebellion- a group of soviet sailors riot in response to "War Communism"
2) Rebellion is crushed but it takes lots of effort/loss of life (60,000 soldiers deployed)
3) Despite not caving in to demands, Lenin course corrects and enacts NEP in part to discourage future rebellions.
How long did the Romanov family rule for before the abdication in 1917?
Three centuries... from 1613-1917
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How did Lenin define the responsibility of his Bolshevik Party in accomplishing Marxist goals?
Briefly explain why suppression of Lenin's Testament is such an important part of the Rise of Stalin.
This testament called for the removal of Stalin from his position of General Secretary, which was Stalin's main tool of manipulation. He could quietly build support and erode the support of his opponents by being selective of members and their posts.
Define democratic socialism as it existed under the Provisional Government of Kerensky.
The economy of the country is socialist meaning that means of production (industries, utilities, transportation) are socially and collectively owned by a democratically elected government.
Marked by
1) Lots of property "owned" by public
2) Lots of industries "owned" by public but regulated by government.
3) Limits on private property
4) Strict government regulation of economy (E.G. one brand of jeans that everyone must buy)
Briefly and carefully outline the policy of "war communism" from 1918-1921. There are three parts that must be explained.
1) expropriation of private business with no compensation
2) nationalization of industry throughout Soviet Russia with no compensation
3) forced requisition of "surplus" grain and food products from the peasantry