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Who was the German philosopher that championed socialist revolution in writings like the Communist Manifesto and inspired Russian radicals to oppose capitalism?
What was the name for the disastrous Soviet economic program put in place from 1918 - 1921 in which key economic resources were nationalized, food rationing was implemented, and private enterprise was prohibited?
What was the Soviet policy from the 1980s that sought to ease social controls, guarantee freedom of expression, and encourage Soviet citizens to openly discuss and criticize government decisions?
Charismatic leader of the Provisional Government with the aim of reviving Russia's capacity to fight in WWI
TRUE OR FALSE: The Czechs were invited to the Munich Conference
What was the name for the local workers councils composed of angry peasants, workers, and soldiers that became an important base of support for Russian communists in the 1910s?
What was the name of the Russian communist leader who argued for public ownership of key economic resources and led the Bolshevik party in the Russian Revolution of 1917?
Assembly of elected representatives that Nicholas very reluctantly set up to end the revolution of 1905
According to legend, what Viking warrior is responsible for establishing the kingdom of Kievan Rus in 862?
Name one of the two rivers that flow from north to south in Western Russia and empty into the Black Sea
What was the name of the war that Ivan the Terrible fought from 1556 to 1582 against Norway, Sweden, and Lithuania-Poland in an effort to acquire a warm water port on the Baltic?
Bolsheviks led a coup at a meeting of the Soviets, taking over government buildings, arms depots, transportation networks, and other infrastructure.
Who was the Russian ruler that was elected tsar in 1613 and founded the Romanov dynasty, which would last from 1613 - 1917?
What is the largest country in Northern Eurasia in terms of population and land area
He held a minor role during the events of 1917, but he organized a lavish funeral for Vladimir Lenin in 1924. He will be the unquestioned leader of the Soviet Union by 1929.
What policy implemented under Alexander III and Nicholas II required minority groups in the Russian Empire to abandon their religious traditions and customs and forced them to adopt the Russian language and culture?
A Bolshevik economic and political policy that called for the requisitioning of peasants' grain to feed the Red Army and urban workers; detested by the agrarian majority
What was the name of the consultative assembly of delegates from Russia's various social orders that Ivan the Terrible used to organize support for his favorite reforms?
What social class did Catherine the Great try to make happy in her attempts to consolidate power in the 1760s and 1770s?
What was the name of the Christian religious sect whose members wanted to retain traditional practices and doctrines associated with Russian Orthodoxy and were targeted for discrimination as a result?