Russian Revolution: What do you know?

The 1917 victory of the communists in Russia was a contradiction of Marxist theory because Russia was

• already ruled by a socialist government
• involved in World War I 
• mainly an agricultural society
• not considered to be a military power 

Bolshevik means...

• Visionaries

• One of the minority

• one of the majority

• To know oneself

The Russian peasants supported the Bolsheviks in the 1917 Revolutions mainly because the Bolsheviks promised to

• establish collective farms 
• maintain the agricultural price-support system
• bring modern technology to Russian farms 
• redistribute the land owned by the nobility 

Petrograd was formerly known as

• Moscow

• St. Petersburg

• Kiev

• Kazan

The political reorganization of Russia after the Communist Revolution of 1917 resulted in

• a federation of socialist republics

• a limited monarchy with the czar as a figurehead

• increased political power for ethnic minorities

• the establishment of a two-party political system

What slogan did Lenin use following his arrival in Russia in April1917?

•  “There is such a party!”
• “All power to the Soviets!”
• “Proletarians of the world unite!”
• “Onward to the shining future!”

Who were the "oppressed poor" as Marx called them?

• Proletariat
• Bourgeoisie
• Soviets
• Slaves

The bourgeoisie were

• the "oppressed poor"
• the thriving middle class
• the owners of the means of production
• the strong working class

What was the name of the civil government groups that sprouted up to rise against the Romanov Dynasty

• Chekas
• Soviets
• Gulags
• Townships

The strong and vibrant leader of the Bolshevik Revolution

• V. I. Lenin
• Josef Stalin
• Leon Trotsky
• Alexander Kerensky