WorksheetsRussian Revolution Vocabulary
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Bolsheviks
A party of revolutionary Marxists, led by Vladimir Lenin, who seized power in Russia in 1917.
also known as the White Armies; led by former officers of the Tsarist state
the working class
Brutal forced labor camps set up by Stalin in Russia. Dissidents were sent to the camps, Millions died.
Great Purge
Stalin accused thousands of people of crimes against the government and sent them to prison camps, exiled them or executed them from around 1936 to 1938.
a political and economic theory or belief that the means of production should be controlled by the government.
The people, especially the political and military leaders of the U.S.S.R.
Form of government in which a one-party dictatorship regulates every aspect of the lives of its citizens
Collective
Large farms owned and worked by peasants as a group
an emperor of Russia before 1917.
Stalin's nationalist policy to promote Russia's history, language and culture and forbid other cultures and religions.
Brutal forced labor camps set up by Stalin in Russia. Dissidents were sent to the camps, Millions died.
Communism
a political and economic theory or belief that the means of production should be controlled by the government.
Belief that there is no God
Stalin's economic policy to build industry and increase farm output
Russian Parliament; National legislature to make laws.
Duma
Russian Parliament; National legislature to make laws.
Brutal forced labor camps set up by Stalin in Russia. Dissidents were sent to the camps, Millions died.
British Parliament; House of Commons and House of Lords
the working class
Proletariat
the working class
Form of government in which a one-party dictatorship regulates every aspect of the lives of its citizens
Russian Parliament; National legislature to make laws.
Stalin's economic policy to build industry and increase farm output
Gulags
Brutal forced labor camps set up by Stalin in Russia. Dissidents were sent to the camps, Millions died.
Large farms owned and worked by peasants as a group
rebel; someone who disagrees
Stalin's nationalist policy to promote Russia's history, language and culture and forbid other cultures and religions.
N.E.P (New Economic Policy)
Lenin's economic plan- keep banks, large industry and foreign trade under govt. control but allow small privately owned businesses.
Stalin's nationalist policy to promote Russia's history, language and culture and forbid other cultures and religions.
Form of government in which a one-party dictatorship regulates every aspect of the lives of its citizens
Stalin's economic policy to build industry and increase farm output by setting goals to be reached in certain periods of time.
Totalitarian
Form of government in which a one-party dictatorship regulates every aspect of the lives of its citizens
rebel; someone who disagrees
Large farms owned and worked by peasants as a group
rebel; someone who disagrees
Five Year Plans
Stalin's economic policy to build industry and increase farm output by setting goals to be reached in certain periods of time.
Stalin accused thousands of people of crimes against the government and sent them to prison camps, exiled them or executed them from around 1936 to 1938.
Brutal forced labor camps set up by Stalin in Russia. Dissidents were sent to the camps, Millions died.
A party of revolutionary Marxists, led by Vladimir Lenin, who seized power in Russia in 1917.
Holodomor
A famine-genocide in the Ukraine that resulted in 2.4 million to 12 million deaths in 1932-1933.
Stalin's nationalist policy to promote Russia's history, language and culture and forbid other cultures and religions.
an emperor of Russia before 1917.
an emperor of Russia before 1917.
U.S.S.R.
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. AKA... The Soviet Union
The people, especially the political and military leaders of the U.S.S.R.
a political and economic theory or belief that the means of production should be controlled by the government.
United States of America
czar / tsar
an emperor of Russia before 1917.
the working class
A party of revolutionary Marxists, led by Vladimir Lenin, who seized power in Russia in 1917.
The people, especially the political and military leaders of the U.S.S.R.
Soviet
The people, especially the political and military leaders of the U.S.S.R.
A famine-genocide in the Ukraine that resulted in 2.4 million to 12 million deaths in 1932-1933.
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. AKA... The Soviet Union
Belief that there is no God
means of production
the facilities and resources for producing goods.
rebel; someone who disagrees
Russian Parliament; National legislature to make laws.
Stalin's economic policy to build industry and increase farm output
