History of Russia Questions

treaty signed in 1945 that formed an alliance of the Eastern European countries behind the Iron Curtain; USSR, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania

-State owns means of production-Good produced in accordance to the plan-Property=State owned-Prices=State determined, artificially low for stability; supply is NOT matched to demand-Enterprises=State determined, produced for plan NOT market incentives, customers didn't matter

Term referring to: -Soviet Union's competition to compete with NATO-West as alternative model-Society in USSR convinced West was better~compared their standard of living to other "superpowers"

1953-1982: -Important transition period from Stalinism to Gorbachev-Triumph of developmental goals over utopian ones-End of terror and personal rule

Gorbachev policy: semi-free market system, led to shortages + queues, the need for large loans from the West and led USSR to sink deep into foreign debt

a policy of the Soviet government allowing freer discussion of social problems

-State emergency committee ceases power from Gorbachev to attempt to restore Union-Headed by VP Yanaev-Detained Gorbachev in Crimea-Horribly ill-planned-Last two days before Yeltsin denounced the coup and asked the world to maintain USSR's movement towards democracy

(Why Nationalism became a problem): -Soviet U put nationalism to sleep: repressed nationalist demands for independence --> identity came back alive post-Glasnost

(which leader) committed to renewing socialist ideals, "reformer," belief in humane socialism

the coup d'etat by the Bolsheviks under Lenin in November 1917 that led to a period of civil war which ended in victory for the Bolsheviks in 1922

(What period)-Csar Phoenix died; 15 year period of no ruler-Pols invaded-Ended with the crowning of the first Romanov Csar

(What period)-Genghis Kan/successors-Largest empire in the world at the time-Argued to have shaped the nature of Russian political development

Year Napoleonic France invade Russia:

The revolution against the Tsarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 1917

Mikhail Gorbachev rule: (March 11, 1985 — December 25, 1991)

Communism collapsed in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe during 1989 - 1991; the Cold War also ended during

(What period)-Established Russia as an empire/great power-New ideas and employment of Western knowledge: strong army, industrial power-Defeated Sweden in Great Northern War for control of the Baltic territories-Catherine the Great + more expansion East and West

(What period)-Ivan the Terrible-Creation of first secret police-Expanded country greatly

(What period)-Moscow is isolated/unimportant-Adoption of Orthodox Christianity-Prince Vladmir

Marx argued that the workers of the world would one day overthrow the _____ class and share _____ in society's wealth.