History of Russia
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- An economic system based on the exchange of capital (money)
- The wealthy (upper class) of the Soviet Union
- Was the founder of Bolshevism (the communist party) and led the Bolsheviks in overthrowing the provisional government
- Well-known for his writings about communism, fought for class equality and was disliked by Stalin
- A moral story, often with animal characters, in which one subject is represented by another character, figure, or event
- The major Soviet newspaper -- the paper that served as the mouthpiece of the Soviet Union
- An intellectual who was sent into exile by the ambitious and aggressive Stalin
- A social system which favors collective ownership of the means of economic production and distribution
- His death in 1924 began a power struggle between two other communist leaders. The Soviets kept his mummified body on display until it was buried recently.
- A group of Soviet police trained to track down read and potential lawbreakers
- Was killed by the KGB; was found in Mexico City after being attacked with an ice-axe
- A form of socialism proposed by Karl Marx which intends to effect reforms by advocatinga revolution of the Proletariat.
- Both of his parents were peasants; the name he gave himself meant "man of steel."
- Was the leader of the USSR; after WWII he forced Communism upon the liberated countries and created what was called "The Iron Curtain."
- Rich peasants in the Russian Empire who owned larger farms and used hired labor
- Which territory was not lost in the Treaty of Brest - Litovsk
- Stalin's economic policy to rebuild the Soviet economy after WWI. He tried to improve heavy industry an improve farm output, but this resulted in famine
- What was a common characteristic of the totalitarian regimes led by Stalin in the SOviet Union, Benito Mussolini in Italy, and Adolf Hitler in Germany
- 1934 - Stalin cracked down on Old Bolsheviks, his net soon widened to target army heroes, industrial managers, writers, and citizens, they were charged with a wide range of crimes, from plots to failure to not meeting production quotas.
- Mr. Jonesirresponsible to his animals (lets them starve)sometimes cruel - beats them with whipsometimes kind - mixes milk in animal mash