History of Russia Questions

The February RevolutionIn February 1917, the Russian people rebelled and overthrew the Czarist _________

_______, 1917, the Bolsheviks captured the ________ in Petrograd

The October Revolution was the final act in the greater Russian Revolution of ________.

How many republics comprised the USSR?

Which of the following classes in the USSR received higher official salariesthan the rest of the population?

Which Soviet leader announced a unilateral moratorium on nuclear testing?

What two dictators organized Fascist parties in their own countries?

When did Soviet dissident writers (who could not publish their works through official Soviet publication venues) begin resorting to the so-called samizdat (self-pulblishing typescripts with carbon paper, in the absence of photocopiers)?

Who was a writer for a socialist newspapers and went to jail for writing some violent articles?

Who became dictator after Vladimir Lenin died?

Who rose to power because of his charisma and leadership?

Who was involved in the "beer hall putsch" and got arrested in an attempt to overthrow the government?

Movement which crystallized in the mid-19th century, aimed at unity of all the Slavic peoples. Its main impactoccurred in the Balkans, where non-Slavic empires - the Byzantine Empire, Austria-Hungary, the OttomanEmpire, and Venice - had ruled the South Slavs for centuries. Extensive Pan-Slavism began much like Pan-Germanism, both of which grew from the sense of unity and nationalism experienced within ethnic groupsafter the French Revolution and the consequent Napoleonic Wars against Eur

Tsar of Russia from 1855 to 1881 and also the King of Poland and the Grand Duke of Finland. Alexander wasthe most successful Russian reformer since Peter the Great. His most important achievement was theemancipation of serfs in 1861, for which he became known as Alexander the Liberator. The tsar wasresponsible for numerous other reforms including reorganizing the judicial system, setting up elected localjudges, abolishing capital punishment, promoting local self-government through the zemstv

Network of railways connecting Moscow with the Russian Far East and the Sea of Japan. With a length of5,772 miles, it is the longest railway line in the world. There are connecting branch lines into Mongolia, Chinaand North Korea. It has connected Moscow with Vladivostok since 1916, and is still being expanded.

Author of the Communist Manifesto. Said workers around the world should unite to create a classless society

Russia's current "president" (has dictatorial powers)

Tsar of Russia from 1825 until 1855. He was also the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland. He is bestknown as a political conservative whose reign was marked by geographical expansion, repression of dissent,economic stagnation, poor administrative policies, a corrupt bureaucracy, and frequent wars that culminatedin Russia's disastrous defeat in the Crimean War of 1853-56. He was the younger brother of his predecessor,Alexander I. Nicholas inherited his brother's throne despite the failed

Alexander became Tsar of Russia on the assassination of Alexander II in 1881. He immediately cancelled hisfather's plans to introduce a representative assembly and announced he had no intention of limiting hisautocratic power. During his reign Alexander followed a repressive policy against those seeking politicalreform and persecuted Jews and others who were not members of the Russian Orthodox Church. Alexanderalso pursued a policy of Russification of national minorities. This included impos

Slavophilia was an intellectual movement originating from 19th century that wanted the Russian Empire to bedeveloped upon values and institutions derived from its early history. Slavophiles were especially opposed tothe influences of Western Europe in Russia. There were also similar movements in Poland, Hungary andGreece. Depending on the historical context, its opposite could be termed Slavophobia—i.e., a fear of Slavicculture—or even what some Russian intellectuals called zapadnichestv