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12/09/2005

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Stalin later purged the milatary and got rid of any opposition. True or false.
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Eventually almost all of the Bolsheviks who had played prominent roles during the Russian Revolution of 1917, or in Lenin's Soviet government afterwards, were executed.
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Was russia renamed Stalingrad in 1914?
Definition
No, it was renamed petrograd in 1914.
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What happened in the 1890s?
Definition
During the 1890s, Russia's industrial development led to a significant increase in the size of the urban bourgeoisie and the working class, setting the stage for a more dynamic political atmosphere and the development of radical parties.
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What else happened in the 1890s-1900s?
Definition
During the 1890s and early 1900s, abysmal living and working conditions, high taxes, and land hunger gave rise to more frequent strikes and agrarian disorders. These activities prompted the bourgeoisie of various nationalities in the empire to develop a host of different parties, both liberal and conservative.
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Bolshevik
Definition
a member of the Marxist Russia.
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Czar
Definition
Russian emporer
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autocrat
Definition
a ruler with ultimate power
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tatars
Definition
mongols in Russia
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