Ap Gov Unit 4

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Asymmetric federalism

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An unequal distribution of power throughout regions

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Bolsheviks

Back 2

Seized power from the tsars and created Russia into the USSR

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Catherine the Great

Back 3

Built Russia into a major empire with western habits

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Central Committee

Back 4

A group of 300 party members who acted as the top government officials

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Civil society in Russia

Back 5

Spheres of privacy free from the control bu the state- usually seen in Western views

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Collective farms, collectivism

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State run farms that were supposed to be extremely efficient

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Confederation of independent states

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UNited the fifteen former republics of the Soviet Union with Russia as the leader

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conflict in chechnya

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Declared independence from Russia; in conflict and Yeltsin sent troops

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constitution of 1993

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Provided for a strong president, popular election, and the Duma

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CPRF

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Communist Party of the Russia Federation; second largest political party

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Cultural heterogeneity in Russia

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Due to the numerous invasions from earlier times, Russia acted as a home to a wide cultural diversity

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Decembrist Revolt

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A revolt based on the desire to completely remove western thought from Russia

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Democratic centralism

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Refers to the vangaurd who lead the revolution for the people

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De-Stalinization

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A process that led to reforms, such as loosening government censorship of the press, decentralization, and a release of state farms

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Duma

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Lower house legislative unit

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Equality of result in Russia

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People want equal result and opportunity

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Federal government structure

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Retained this government structure even though government changed

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Federation Council

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The upper house; consists of two member from each administrative unites; to represent regions

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Five Year Plans

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Set ambitious goals for the production of heavy industry

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Glasnot

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A new emphasis on freedom of speech and press

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Mikhail Gorbachev

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Opened the door to Western reforms; tore down Berlin Wall

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Gorbachev's three pronged reform plan

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Glasnot, perestrokia, and democratization

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Nikita Kruschchev

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Leader of USSR after Lenin died; used the secret speech to denounce Stalin's legitimacy

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Kulaks

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Peasants who resisted and were forced to move to cities or labor camps.

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Alexander Lebed

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Former general gaining power; Yelstin had to court his favor in order to win reelection

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Lenin V.I.

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Argued for democratic centralism

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Liberal Democrats

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A radical party; lower on the list of political parties with influence

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Marxism-Leninism

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Provided the legitimacy base for the communist party; emphasized democratic centralism

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Nomenklatura

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People chosen for government positions based on the Communist party's opinion and their loyalty to that party

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Oligarchy

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A small power unit allowing political and economic corruption

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Peter the Great

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Introduced Western technology and culture in an attempt to increase Russia's power and influence

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Politburo

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The heart and soul of the Communist Party (Central Committee)

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Presidential-parliamentary system

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The president has the most power and can easily over rule the 'parliamentary system'

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Proportional representation in Russia

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Allows for Russia to reelect certain officials and restructure regions based on votes

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Vladimir Putin

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The current president of Russia; has long been in power, if president or prime minister; contains the oligarchs powers

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Red Army/White Army

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Lenin (Red) vs Russian military leaders (White) in a civil war in 1918 for power over Russia

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Secret speech

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A letter written by Lenin which criticized Stalin

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"shock therapy"

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Quick, immediate government, economic, and social changes

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Slavophile vs. Westernizer

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"lover of slavs" vs western tendencies; Russia demonstrates a pull from one ideal to the other

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Stalinism

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Changed the marxism-leninism regime to totalitarianism

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State corporatism

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Interest groups controlled under Soviet Union; state determines which groups have input in policymaking

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Totalitarinism

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A more complete, invasive form of strong-man rule

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Bois Yelstin

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First president of the Russian Federation; declared the end of the old Soviet style regime

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Tsars

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Autocratic rule that controlled Russia