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Russian History
How Russia has Developed Differently From Western Europe
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12/09/2005

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The First settlements of Russia
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The Kievan Rus, slavic city-state
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What culture do the the Slavic people of Kievan Rus adopt?
Definition
Byzantine empire culture
Term
What year was serfdom abolished?
Definition
1861
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What triggered the Russian Revolution?
Definition
Military defeats and food shortages
Term
What is the time exsistance of the Soviet Union?
Definition
1922-1991
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What Caused the Fall of the Soviet Union?
Definition
-Glasnost and perstroika policies lead to damands of independence
-Factories shut down and lead off workers
-inefficiency of the economy
-world media and communications
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What are the two annoucements made by Lenin to increase support for the Bolsheviks party?
Definition
-promised to seek immediate peace with Germany
-told peasants that they could keep the land that they had seized after the March Revolution
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What are the two annoucements made by Lenin to increase support for the Bolsheviks party?
Definition
-promised to seek immediate peace with Germany
-told peasants that they could keep the land that they had seized after the March Revolution
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