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What is oil and natural gas?
Russia's economy is dependent on two resources that are both under the control of the Russian government.
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What is Social Realism?
In World War I only one style of art was allowed in Russia because the Bolsheviks and Stalin thought that are was a political tool.
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What is Marxism?
The political and economic theories of Karl Marx, which is a category under communism.
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What is the February Revolution?
Women protested in the streets of Petrograd because they were tired of working long hours in harsh conditions while the men were off at war.
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What is limiting the media?
Tsar Nicholas II controlled the media about information on the military.
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What is the "master race"?
Russia had a huge disparity from what the Germans thought about the human race, but during times of war the Russians felt a strong connection to national citizens.
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What is Doctor Shivago?
The novel written by Boris Leonidovich Pasternak who is a well renowned poet was not allowed to be sold in the Soviet Union and the book was banned.
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What is communism?
The government with no social classes that is focused on everyone in society being equal.
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Who is Tsar Nicholas II?
He was the last emperor of Russia and resigned of the spring of 1917 when Russia was transitioning to begin a new form of government.
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What is the Right-Wing Nationalist Paper?
The paper was closed after the February Revolution.
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What is diversification?
Russia was put at a disadvantage in their economics if their energy products plummeted, which would cause the economy to contract.
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Who is Lev Bronstein?
He was a controversial Marxist theorist and an influential politician in the Soviet Union. Used his writing to print leaflets spread through the masses to share his ideas.
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What is the Whites?
During the Russian Civil War this group represented the liberals, monarchists, and people who were in favor of social classes.
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What is Duma and the Petrograd Soviets?
They represented the middle and upper class in society and the Soviets represented soldiers and workers.
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What is regional autonomy?
The majority of the nationality in Russia was Turks, Jews, and Slavic people and they all wanted to self govern, which caused a rift in Russia.
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What is 85 percent?
In 1914 the rate of the population that were peasants far outweighed the population of other social classes.
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What is "Anna Karenina"?
Leo Tolstoy was a writer and his most renowned novel is known for exploring both moral and spiritual sides. When Tolstoy traveled he witnessed a horrific scene that forever changed his writing.
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What is the Reds?
They were also known as the Bolshevik group and both groups believe in communism.
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What is the October Revolution?
Vladimir Lenin, was the leader of Bolsheviks. He protested the Provisional Government, and him and his followers took control of most of Russia without a lot of bloodshed.
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What is reduction of power?
Tsar Nicholas II accepted this after the war with Japan in 1905 and the disturbances in St. Petersburg.
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What is nationalism and internationalism?
Russia had many immigrants living in their country, which diversified them as a nation. At the same time Russia was scared of the intentions of other nations, so for this reason they switched between two different concepts about foreigners.
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What is spreading a message through writing?
All of these artists shared their ideas and beliefs to the world and changed the way people look at certain ideas.
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What is the three main branches of communism?
Leninism, Trotskyism, and Luxemburgism are all based on the theory of Marxism.
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What is the Reds?
During the Civil War, which began in 1918 it was Whites against Reds fighting for control of the Russian government and Tsar Nicholas II and his family were killed.
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What is affecting the population?
The 19th century in Russia a lot of foreigners immigrated there, and the people were mainly peasants.
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