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Romanov Dynasty
The Romanov Dynasty was ended shortly after the firing squad fired upon them.# |
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The Romanov Dynasty also known as “The House of Romanov” was the second imperial dynasty (after the Rurik dynasty) to rule Russia. The Romanov family reigned from 1613 until the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II on March 15, 1917, as a result of the Russian Revolution.
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Rasputin
Rasputin was the Holy Man or aslso known and the Mad Monk, who healed the heir to the throne, Alexis |
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acquired name (Russian, literally "debauchee") of Grigory Yefimovich Novykh (c.1872-1916), mystic and faith healer who held sway over court of Nicholas II of Russia. His nickname is from his doctrine of "rebirth through sin," that true holy communion must be preceded by immersion in sin.
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Felix yussoupovn
Felix was the man who attempted to assasinate Rasputin |
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Yusupov (Russian: Юсу́пов) or Yusupova (feminine; Юсу́пова) is a Russian surname. It may refer to: House of Yusupov, noble Russian family. Felix Yusupov (1887–1967), Count Sumarokov-Elston, Russian aristocrat and one of the participants in the murder of Grigori Rasputin.
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Revolution of 1905*
the revolution of 1905 was to transform the Russian government into a autocracy in the Tsar Nicholas |
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Russian Revolution of 1905. Russian Revolution of 1905, uprising that was instrumental in convincing Tsar Nicholas II to attempt the transformation of the Russian government from an autocracy into a constitutional monarchy.
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duma
The duma, or council, still attended to all the details of the administration; the old boyars still retained their ancient offices and dignities. |
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a legislative body in the ruling assembly of Russia and of some other republics of the former Soviet Union.
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March Revolution*
In the second revolution that October, the Provisional Government was toppled and all power was given to the soviets |
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Russian Revolution definition. A revolution in Russia in 1917–1918, also called the October Revolution, that overthrew the czar and brought the Bolsheviks, a Communist party led by Lenin, to power. The revolution was encouraged by Russian setbacks in World War I.
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November Revolution*
On Nov. 7, 1917, Russia's Bolshevik Revolution took place as forces led by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin overthrew the provisional government of Alexander Kerensky. |
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Russian Revolution definition. A revolution in Russia in 1917–1918, also called the October Revolution, that overthrew the czar and brought the Bolsheviks, a Communist party led by Lenin, to power. The revolution was encouraged by Russian setbacks in World War I.
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Russian Civil War*
The first reason was that the Bolsheviks had many enemies: the Social Revolutionaries (angry because Lenin had closed the Assembly); |
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proper noun. A conflict fought in Russia (1918–21) after the Revolution, between the Bolshevik Red Army and the counter-revolutionary White Russians. The Bolsheviks were ultimately victorious, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was established.
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War Communism
An economic and social system envisioned by the nineteenth-century German scholar Karl Marx |
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War Communism was the name given to the economic system that existed in Russia from 1918 to 1921. War Communism was introduced by Lenin to combat the economic problems brought on by the civil war in Russia. It was a combination of emergency measures and socialist dogma.
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New Economic Policy
At this time (Mar., 1921) Lenin introduced the NEP in order to revive the economy. |
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The New Economic Policy (NEP, Russian новая экономическая политика, НЭП) was an economic policy of Soviet Russia proposed by Vladimir Lenin. ... Further decrees refined the policy.
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Lenin
Lenin was the leader of the radical socialist Bolshevik Party |
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DEFINITION of 'Vladimir Lenin' The architect of Russia's 1917 Bolshevik revolution and the first leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. A prominent Marxist, Lenin was born in 1870 inRussia with the last name Ulianov.
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Trotsky
e waged Russia's 1917 revolution alongside Vladimir Lenin. |
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Trotskyism is the theory of Marxism as advocated by Leon Trotsky. ... Trotsky was the paramount leader of the Soviet Red Army in the direct aftermath of the Revolutionary period.
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| Five Year Plans The five year plan was used to industrialize Russia |
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| (especially in the former Soviet Union) a government plan for economic development over five years. The first such plan in the Soviet Union was inaugurated in 1928. [image] |
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The Great Purge*
thje great purge was forcing in only one belief that stalin was a god |
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The Great Purge or the Great Terror (Russian: Большо́й терро́р) was a campaign of political repression in the Soviet Union which occurred from 1936 to 1938.
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Kulaks
the kulaks owned most of the land in the 19th century |
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a peasant in Russia wealthy enough to own a farm and hire labor. Emerging after the emancipation of serfs in the 19th century, the kulaks resisted Stalin's forced collectivization, but millions were arrested, exiled, or killed.
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Cheka
The cheka was a counter revolutionary group |
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| proper noun. An organization under the Soviet regime for the investigation of counter-revolutionary activities. It executed many real and alleged enemies of Lenin's regime from its formation in 1917 until 1922, when it was replaced by the OGPU. |
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Gulags
gulags were work camps many people were sent to for minor "crimes" |
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a system of labor camps maintained in the former Soviet Union from 1930 to 1955 in which many people died.
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Stalin
Stalin was a russian dictator |
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n Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953) Synonyms: Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili, Stalin Example of: commie, communist. a socialist who advocates communism.
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Totalitarian
russia germany and italy eventually became totalitarian states of government |
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relating to a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
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Indoctrination*
Stalin indoctrinationed his citizens |
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indoctrination. ... Indoctrination often refers to religious ideas, when you're talking about a religious environment that doesn't let you question or criticize those beliefs. The Latin word for "teach," doctrina is the root of indoctrinate, and originally that's just what it meant.
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Propaganda
propaganda was evrywhere at the time of WW2 |
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information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
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Censorship
censorship is a form of blinding the public |
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the suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security.
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Fear and Intimidation
fear and intimidation of governments |
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intimidate, cow, bulldoze, bully, browbeat mean to frighten into submission. intimidate implies inducing fear or a sense of inferiority into another.
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Communism
communism is having social clases |
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a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
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Fascism
fascism is like dictatorship |
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1 often capitalized : a political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition.
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Nazism
nazism the work of Adolf Hitler |
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the political principles of the National Socialist German Workers' Party.
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Hitler
the Nazi germany leader during ww2 |
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Hitler, Adolf definition. A German political leader of the twentieth century, born in Austria. Hitler's early program for Germany is contained in his book Mein Kampf. He dreamed of creating a master race of pure Aryans, who would rule for a thousand years as the third German Empire, or Third Reich.
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Mussolini
mussolini was the founding father of the fascisti |
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proper noun. (1883–1945), Italian Fascist statesman, prime minister 1922–43; known as Il Duce ('the leader'); full name Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini. He founded the Italian Fascist Party in 1921.
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