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What did Lenin mean when he referred to the Communist Party as a 'vanguard'?
What did Lenin mean when he referred to the Communist Party as a 'vanguard'?
- The Communist Party would allow religious freedom for the Russian people
- The Communist Party would lead and impose its ideas on the Russian people (correct)
- The Communist Party would abolish itself for the greater good of Russia
- The Communist Party would share power with the Russian people
What did the communists believe about religion under Soviet rule?
What did the communists believe about religion under Soviet rule?
- Religion was encouraged and supported by the Communist Party
- Religious freedom was a fundamental right under Soviet rule
- Religion was a tool of oppression used by the capitalist class (correct)
- Religion was separate from politics in Soviet society
What was the new name given to Russia under communist rule?
What was the new name given to Russia under communist rule?
- Communist Union of Russia
- Socialist Republic of Russia
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (correct)
- Russian Communist Republic
Study Notes
Lenin's Concept of the Communist Party
- Lenin referred to the Communist Party as a 'vanguard', meaning a group of highly committed and disciplined individuals who would lead the working class in the revolution.
Communism and Religion
- Communists believed that religion was an instrument of oppression, used by the ruling class to keep the working class in a state of ignorance and subservience.
Name Change Under Communist Rule
- The new name given to Russia under communist rule was the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
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