Name: _Christine Le___________
Per: _3___
Date: __3/24/13__
Key Terms: Russian Revolution
Term/Definition
Why it’s important
Rasputin: A Russian monk
who had influence over the
Tsar and his family during
World War I
He led to the fall of the
Russian Dynasty and
was the cause of the
death of millions
Nicholas II: The last Tsar of
Russia, forced to abdicate in
1917 by Revolution, him and
his family executed by
Bolsheviks
He was hated by the
Russian people,
therefore he was a
main cause of the
Russian Revolution and
the rebellions that
started it
Bolsheviks: Members of the
Russian social Democratic
Workers’ Party, seized
power in Russia Nov. 1917
The Bolsheviks won the
revolution and came
into power in Russia
afterward
Illustration/Visual Representation
Proletariat: Working class
people
The grievances of the
Proletariat was one of
the main causes of the
revolution
Marxism-Leninism:
Expanded form of Marxism
that emphasizes Lenin’s
concept of imperialism as
the final stage of capitalism,
shifts focus to
underdeveloped countries
He led Russia during
the Revolution and
ruled the Bolsheviks
who essentially won
the revolution and then
took control of Russia
afterwards
New Economic Policy:
Proposed by Lenin after the
Revolution when the
economy began to fail,
allowed some aspects of
capitalism
This policy did allow
peasants to sell their
goods, which is against
communism
Duma: Legislative body in
the ruling assembly of Russia
The Duma eventually
were the ones who
asked Tsar to step
down
Red Guard: Transitional
military force from the
imperial Russian army, base
of Bolsheviks
The Red Guard was
made up of the
Bolsheviks, who won
the war and were procommunist
The Whites: Confederation
of Anti-Communist forces
who fought the Bolsheviks
during the civil war
The Whites consisted of
wealthy landowners
and they generally
didn’t support
communism