Russia

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Tyranny

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Coercive rule, usually by one person

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Siberia

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From Russian for "North"; that part of Russia east of the Ural Mountains

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Constantinople

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Capital of Byzantium, conquered by Turks in 1453

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Cyrillic

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Greek-based alphabet of eastern Slavic country

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Tatar:

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Mongol-origin tribes who ruled Russia for centuries(Not Tarttar)

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Ukraine:

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From Slavic for "Borderland"; region south of Russia, now independent

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Exclave:

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Part of country separated from main territory

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Tsar:

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From "Caesar"; Russia's emperor; sometimes spelled, old polish style czar

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Autocracy:

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Absolute rule of one person in a centralized state

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Caesaropapism

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Combining the top civil ruler (Caesar) with the top spiritual leader(pope) as in Russia's Tsar

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Westernizers:

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Nineteenth-Century Russian's who wished to copy the West

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Slavophiles:

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Nineteenth-Century Russians who wished to develop Russia along native, non-Western lines; also known as "Russophiles"

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Imperialism:

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Powerful countries turning other lands into countries

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Zemstyo:

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Local parliament in old Russia

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Narodniki:

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From Russian for "People" narod; radical populist agitators of late 19th century Russia

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Anarchism

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Radical ideology seeking to overthrow all conventional forms of gov

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Proletariat:

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According to marx, class of industrial workers

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Communism:

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Economic theories of Marx combined with organization of Lemin

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Bloshevik:

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"Majority" in Russian; early name for Soviet Communist party

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Duma:

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Russia's national parliament

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Gensek:

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Russian abréviation for "General secretary"; powerful CPSU chief

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CPSU

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Communist part of Sov Union

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Paranoia

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Unreasonable suspicions of others

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Purge:

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Stalin's "cleansing" of suspicious elements by firing squad

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Cold War:

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Period of armed tension and competition between the US and the soviet union, approx 1947-1989

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War Communism:

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Temporary strict socialism in Russia, 1918-1921

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New Economic Policy (NEP)

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Lenin's economic policy that allowed private activity, 1921-1929

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Fiver-Year plans:

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Stalin's forced industrialization of the Soviet Union, starting in 1928

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Capital Goods

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implements used to make other things

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Consumer goods:

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Things people use, such as food, clothing and housing

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Weak State:

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One unable to govern effectively; corrupt and crime-ridden

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Central Committee:

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Large, next-to-top governing body of most communist parties

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Apparatchik:

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"Man of the apparatus"; full-time CPSU functionary

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Politburo:

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"Political bureau"; small, top governing body of most Communist parties

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Republic:

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First-order civil division of Communist federal systems, equivalent to US states

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Nomenklatura

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List of sensitive positions and people eligible to fill them, the soviet elite

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Gulag:

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The Soviet central prisons administration

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Silovski

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"Strong-men", security officials, who now control Russia

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gosplan

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Soviet central economic planning agency

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State Duma

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Lower house of Russia's parliament

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Oligarchy:

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Rule by a few

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Kleptocracy

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Rule by thieves

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Rump State

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Leftover portions of a country after dismemberment

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Glasnost:

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Gorbachev's policy of media openness

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Civil Society:

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association larger than the family but not part of the government, and the pluralistic values that come with them

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Socialize

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To teach political culture, often informally

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Contradiction

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In Marxism, a big, incurable problem that rips the system apart

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Caucasus:

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Mountainous region between black and Caspian sea

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Central Asia:

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Region between Caspian Sea and China

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Cult of Personality:

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Dictator who has himself worshipped

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Shock therapy:

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Sudden replacement of socialist economy by market economy

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Totalitarianism:

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Attempts to totally control society, as under Stalin and Hitler

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Authoritarianism:

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Dictatorial rejection of democracy but milder than totalitarianism

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Perestroika:

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Russian for "Restructuring"; Gorbachev's proposal to reform the soviet economy

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Runaway System:

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Influential people use their resources to amass more resources

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Input-Output table:

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Spreadsheet for economy of entire nation

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Infant Mortality rate:

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Number of live newborns who die in their first year, per thousand, standard measure of nation's health

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Asset Stripping

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Selling off firm's property and raw materials for short-term profit

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Public Finances:

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What a government takes in, what it spends, and how it makes up the difference

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Flight Capital

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Money that the owner sends out of the country for fear of losing it

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Hard Currency:

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Noninflating, recognized currencies used in international dealings, such as dollars and euros

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Default

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Country announces that it cannot pay back a loan

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Geopolitics:

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Influence of Geography on politics and use of geography for strategic ends

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North Caucasus:

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Mountainous region north of Georgia and Azerbaijan, including Checknya

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Middle-Way

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Supposed blend of Capitalism and Socialism; also called "Third-Way"

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Current-Account Balance:

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A country's exports minus its imports