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Czar Nicholas II
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He was the emperor of Russia from 1894 to 1917. He was a nice man–gentle, religious, sweet, but not strong and not what Russia needed. He was controlled by his wife, Alexandra
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Who influenced Nicholas II's wife?
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A former monk and really evil dude named Rasputin (actually Rasputin a nickname–it means "debauchee," which gives some idea of the man's character). .
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Why was Rasputin allowed to influence Alexandra?
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The royal family had hemophilia (blood won't clot) passed down from Queen Victoria of England and bred through close family intermarriage Rasputin could stop the bleeding of the young prince, Alexis, probably by hypnotizing him. Only males get hemophilia. Rasputin may have been applying pressure to certain points to stop the bleeding. Czarina Alexandra thinks Rasputin is a miracle worker for keeping her son from bleeding to death
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Lenin
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He speaks against the government and is exiled to Siberia. His brother had been hung. Lenin goes to Switzerland and reads Marx. He plots against the czar. (Nicholas II)
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Bolsheviks (means "majority" but as with most revolutionary groups, it wasn't the majority!)
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Group led by Lenin in a plot against Czar Nicholas II
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What name changes did the city of St. Petersburg go through?
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Upon Lenin's death, Petrograd was renamed Leningrad. After the fall of the USSR, it became St. Petersburg again!
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What happened in Petrograd in 1916?
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Petrograd was the Russian capital from 1712 to 1918), there were demonstrations, riots, and strikes in 1916 led by the Lenin and the Bolsheviks. The czar abdicated and Bolsheviks pull Russia out of World War I at the end of 1917.
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Brest Litovsk Treaty
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March 3, 1918 this treaty was made with Germany to get Russia out of World War I. It was humiliating to Russians cuz they lost 62 million people and over 1 million miles of territory in this treaty. Lenin was convinced it was necessary to end Russia's participation in World War I.
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Leon Trotsky
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Leon Trotsky built up the army so he could beat the czarist faction. The Red Army became much better. They moved the capital from Petrograd to Moscow cuz the Western border was too close to Petrograd (they didn't feel as safe so close to the Western border).
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Joseph Stalin
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A Russian leader who is able to outlive Lenin, and is able to have another leader Leon Trotsky his competition asasinnated and ultimately end up as soul leader of Russia
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What was life in Russia like under the rule of Joseph Stalin?
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He said that he was a truer believer in Marxism than Lenin cuz Lenin had allowed a small bit of capitalism (you were allowed to own farms). Stalin confiscated everything! The peasants revolted and were shot down in groves. Farmers would shoot their cows and burn everything so nothing would be left for Stalin to take away.
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When did the peasants give in to Stalin and then what was lifr like?
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After over 5 million were dead (killed or starved to death), the peasants gave in. Stalin formed collectivized farmland but the farmers never worked as hard as when it had actually been their own farms ("we pretend to work and they pretend to pay us").
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Was Stalin successful at building up industry in Russia?
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Stalin tried to build up industry, but the economy sucked.
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Did people in the Communist Party trust Stalin?
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No, he purged the Communist party with midnight arrests, brainwashing, concentration camps, killings, etc. 800,000 people were killed between 1936 and 1938. Stalin was firmly in command. Everyone is scared to death of Stalin.
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What city was eventually named after Stalin
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In 1925, the city of Tsaritsyn was renamed Stalingrad in Stalin's honor. It is now called Volgograd.
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