History of Russia Questions

Who was the leader of the bolshevik party?

Remember, hunger or the lack of food is the number one reason why people rebel or start revolutions

Stalin was more interested in stabilizing society within Russia and establishing his control over communism/society just in Russia

When was The Tsar and his family executed by the Bolsheviks?

Which country sneaks Lenin back into Russia?

- got involved when he should've focused on domestic problems- listened to wife (and rasputin) instead of council, they ended up replacing council- appointed himself commander in chief and went to front lines- russia lost many people and poverty grew

Who was arrested and sent to Siberia? Then exiled to Switzerland?

Mystical healer who helped improve the condition of Aleksey(even though he was dirty, this gave him influence)

- told they needed to evacuate due to revolution and needed picture to prove to people of Russia that they were still alive- Took them to basement and given chairs- Bodies of the family were found in unmarked graves around the Siberian forest- Final resting place = given proper burial and laid to rest at St. Catherine Chapel in St. Petersburg

- bad behavior (women, drinking, language)- didn't last because alexandra wanted him back, nicholas didn't argue

Bolsheiviks comes from the Russian word for minority

Archduke Franz (Francis) Ferdinand

Whose policy was "Autocracy, Orthodoxy, and Nationality?"

Mensehviks comes from the Russian word for minority. T/F

Pogroms are organized violence against...

The bolsheiviks were actually a majority T/F

Dialectical materialism, class struggle, theory of surplus value, socialist revolution, dictatorship of the proletariat, inevitability of communist society

Primitive tribal society, slave owning society, feudal system, capitalist system, socialist system

System for promotion in the civil service and military created by Peter the Great

Advancement up the 14 levels or ranks became more merit-based and led to greater competency