Russian Revolution Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards based on lecture notes about the Russian Revolution.

Soviets

Local councils consisting of workers, soldiers, and peasants.

Bolshevik

A member of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party that advocated radical socialist change.

Red Guard

Military force used by Bolsheviks under Lenin to seize control of Petrograd in October 1917.

War Communism

Economic system implemented by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War to control production and distribution.

Okhrana

Secret police force in Tsarist Russia, known for its surveillance and suppression of opposition.

Liberals

Non-violent political group in Russia advocating for civil rights and reform.

Social Democrats (SDs)

A Russian political party that supported a worker-led revolution.

Socialist Revolutionaries (SRs)

Russian political party representing the peasants.

Duma

Legislative assembly created in Russia after the 1905 Revolution.

Zemstvos

Local government bodies in Russia.

Urbanisation

The rapid increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities

Bloody Sunday

A massacre on 9 January 1905 in St Petersburg, Russia, when unarmed demonstrators marching to present a petition to Tsar Nicholas II were shot by soldiers of the Imperial Guard

Autocracy

Political, social, and economic system in Russia before the 1905 Revolution