Russian Social Revolutionaries and Marxists Quiz
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Who were the most radical group advocating for the peasants to revolt and occupy the land of landlords in Russia?

Marxists

Which influential member led the Bolsheviks in Russia?

Lenin

What newspaper did the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party use to promote their cause?

Iskra or Spark

What event in 1905 Russia was precipitated by the defeat in the Russo-Japanese wars?

<p>1905 Revolution</p> Signup and view all the answers

When was serfdom abolished in Russia?

<p>1861</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the priest who led peaceful demonstrators to the Czar Winter palace in 1905?

<p>Father Gapon</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main aim of the New Economic Policy (NEP) introduced by the Bolsheviks in 1922?

<p>To give peasants some incentives to produce more food and allowing them to sell their surplus in open market.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What new state was established in 1918, following the Russian Revolution?

<p>Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what year did Poland wage war against Russia, and when did it come to an end?

<p>Poland waged war against Russia in 1919, and it ended with the treaty of Riga in 1921.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the Cheka, a secret police organized in the same year as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR)?

<p>To suppress counter revolutionists.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who were the main rivals in the power struggle that emerged among top communist leaders after Lenin's death in 1924?

<p>Trotsky and Joseph Stalin</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were the key countries that gained independence and were accepted by the Bolsheviks in 1921?

<p>Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were the main causes of the March/Feb 1917 Revolution in Russia?

<p>Shortage and high price of food, Defeat of Russia in WWI</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was deposed from power on 3rd March 1917 in Russia?

<p>Czar Nicholas II</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the March/Feb 1917 Revolution in Russia?

<p>Czar Nicholas II was deposed, Romanov Dynasty came to an end</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Lenin insist on in his April Thesis upon returning to Russia?

<p>No support for the Provisional Government, No support for the war</p> Signup and view all the answers

What coordinating bodies were formed by workers, peasants, and soldiers in Petrograd during the Russian Revolution?

<p>Petrograd Soviets</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who succeeded George Lvov as the leader of the Bourgeoisie Provisional Government in Russia?

<p>Alexander Kerensky</p> Signup and view all the answers

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