Y8 Russian Revolution Glossary PDF

Russia in War and Revolution: Year 8 Glossary Tundra Land in the Arctic circle where nothing grows except moss and shrubs. page 2 Taiga Cold land covered in forests and pine trees. page 2 Autocrat A monarch who does not have to share his power page 4 Bolsheviks A political p...

Russia in War and Revolution: Year 8 Glossary Tundra Land in the Arctic circle where nothing grows except moss and shrubs. page 2 Taiga Cold land covered in forests and pine trees. page 2 Autocrat A monarch who does not have to share his power page 4 Bolsheviks A political party that believed that the revolution should be organised by a small group of dedicated and skilled revolutionaries. Cadets A political party in the Duma supporting constitutional monarchy. Civil Service People employed by the Tsar to help him run the country. Page 4 Cossacks Fierce mounted soldiers armed with sabres who broke up mobs against the Tsar Constituent Assembly Russia’s new parliament in November 1917. page Decree A law or order Duma The Russian parliament page 12 Fundamental Laws Laws which meant that the Tsar remained the supreme autocratic power page 1 Haemophilia The blood disease suffered by the Tsar’s son Alexis page 13 Smolny Institute Headquarters of the Bolsheviks page 22 October Manifesto A document issued by the Tsar giving the people an elected Duma page 11 Mensheviks A group that believed in a mass political party with as many working class members as possible page 9  Russia in War and Revolution: Year 8 Glossary Munity When soldiers or sailors rebel against their officers. page 10 Opponents of the Tsar People against the Tsar including Social Revolutionaries and Social Democrats page 9 Okhrana The Tsar’s secret police, sometimes called the Protective Section. They dealt with opposition to the Tsar and censored books and newspapers. page 4 Provisional Government Temporary government set up by the Duma after the Tsar had abdicated. page 19. Revolution When a form of government is overthrown page 19. Petrograd Soviets /Soviets A council of workers and soldiers set up after the downfall of the Tsar page 20 April Theses A speech made by Lenin outline the plans of the Bolsheviks page 21 Treaty of Brest –Litovsk The treaty made between Germany and Russia to end the fighting in World War I page 27 Sovnarkom The government set up by Lenin following the Bolshevik revolution of November 1917 page 25 Key People Alexander Kerensky The minister of war for the Provisional Government page 21 Peter Stolypin The Tsar’s Prime Minister appointed in 1906. Vladimir Lenin The leader of the Bolsheviks page 9 Martov The leader of the Mensheviks page 9  Russia in War and Revolution: Year 8 Glossary Karl Marx The founder of communism page 9 Leon Trotsky A leading Bolshevik and minister of foreign affairs