soviet history midterm

CHEKA

Known as the all russian extraordinary commission for combatting counter revolution and sabotage

founded in 1917 by the bolsheviks under Vladimir Lenin

Led by Felix Dzerzhinsky

played a key roll in supressing political opposition, counter revolutionaries and enemies of the soviet state during the Red Terror

Narodinism

A political and social movement in Russia that emphasized the importance of the peasantry, sought to create a socialist society based on agrarian principles. agrarian principals highlight rural life over urban life. it emerged in the 1860s–1870sand was characterized by a belief in the revolutionary potential of the rural population.

Russian revolution 1905

A series of protests and uprisings against the Tsarist regime, leading to significant political changes and the establishment of the Duma.

lenin

Leader of the Bolshevik Party, key figure in the Russian Revolution of 1917, and architect of the Soviet state.

provisional government

The temporary government established in Russia after the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II in 1917, which aimed to implement democratic reforms but ultimately struggled to maintain power.