Modern History: Russia Flashcards
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| 748065309 | Decembrist Revolt | 1825 Anti-czar, pro-constitution Official nationality doctrine: orthodoxy (official religion), autocracy of the czar, nationality State-enforced nationalism | 1 | |
| 748065310 | Crimean War | 1829 Russia suffered from weak planning and poor military Inspired by technology Britain/France/Ottoman versus Russian expansionism | 2 | |
| 748065311 | Emancipation of Serfs | 1861 Freed from aristocracy and ties to the land but still owned by township Financial instability Need for state in affairs | 3 | |
| 748065312 | Russo-Japanese War | 1895-1905 Japanese had binding treaty with Britain Imperial/expansionist tensions (Russia's railway) | 4 | |
| 748065313 | Russian Revolution | 1905 Call for workers' reforms Mensheviks: evolutionary reform Bolsheviks: revolutionary reform Bloody Sunday: massacre of people striking for workers rights First mass attempt at communism October Manifesto | 5 | |
| 748065314 | Lenin | 1917-24 Eliminating czar "Top down" communism instead of Marxist "bottom up" communism Leader of Bolsheviks who took total control after Russian Revolution Policies caused economic and agricultural collapse Mixed economy | 6 | |
| 748065315 | Stalin | 1924-53 Collectivization of agriculture Kulaks: starvation, execution of farmers who refused Mass production of poorer-quality goods Weakened his own army due to paranoia about dissent | 7 | |
| 748065316 | Gorbachev | 1985-91 Glasnost: loosening grip on media Perestroika: conversion to a more market-based economy Gradual conversion to capitalism/democracy may have put an end to Cold War Attempt to revitalize passion for communism Allowed for murder of protestors throughout the Bloc | 8 |