Important People
This person was a wise ruler who transformed St. Petersburg into a cultural center.
Who is Catherine the Great
Catharine the Great expanded Russia, adding some 200,000 square miles to Russia's territory, including parts of these two countries.
What is Ukraine and Poland
WWI was a burden on Russia because people had to leave farms to fight, leading to this.
What is food production falling.
This German philosopher believed the people should own workplaces and that workers should share the goods and services produced.
Who is Karl Marx
Invading groups such as THESE fought from horseback, which helped them conquer the region and even other areas as they battled native people fighting on foot.
Who are the Huns and the Mongols
During WWI, this pushed prices out of workers' reach, causing more suffering for the Russian people.
What is inflation
This ideology upholds the belief that the working class should control the government and the economy.
What is Marxism
This is the crossroads between civilizations because it links East and West.
What is Central Asia
Russia's parliament forced this leader to give up the throne in 1917.
Who is tsar Nicholas II
With the working class in control, this type of society develops in which there are no classes.
What is a communist society
Trade that developed along this route provided a rich exchange of ideas, technology, goods, customs, and religions between Europe and Asia.
What is the Silk Road
In 1918, this group seized control of the government during the Russian Revolution.
Who are the Bolsheviks
Under Soviet rule, the government made decisions about this, telling each republic what to produce.
What is economic production
These people were forced to settle and work on government farms under Soviet rule.
What are nomads
Soviet leaders had schools teach in Russian instead of local languages, controlled cultural life, suppressed religion, and ultimately THIS happened as more and more Russians moved into the region.
What is local cultures were altered