IBH Sov. Uni. Terms

Feudalism

The peasants were obliged to live on their lord's land and give him homage, labor, and a share of produce, typically in exchange for military protection

Capitalism

an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.

class antagonism

Socioeconomic competition among the social classes or between rich and poor

Socialism

a political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.

Communism

a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.

Policy of Russification

imposed Russian culture on peoples of the Russian Empire

Autonomy

The right or condition to self-government

Autocrat

A person, for a example; a monarch, who can rule with unlimited power

Central Government

What controls the whole nation

Liberal (Kadets/Octoberists)

Moderate in that they promote a parliamentary style government rooted in reforms that came out of the 1905 revolution

Social Democrats (Bolsheviks/Mensheviks)

Bolsheviks (Lenin) believed in an educated and trained group of revolutionaries to inspire and educate the masses; Social Democrats were most committed to a Marxist interpretation of the revolution

Socialist Revolutionaries

Inspired by populism that arose in the 19th century, drew their support base largely from peasants

Tsar and Tsarist/Romanov Supporters

Beyond the tsar, some people wished to preserve the Romanov dynasty and the class system that existed throughout the Russian Empire

Populism

a political approach that strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups.