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What did the map of Russia look like in 1917 to 1920?
THE MAP OF RUSSIA CONSISTED OF LAND EAST OF GERMANY AND NORTH EAST OF AUSTRIA/ HUNGARY WITH THE BLACK SEA TO THE SOUTH. IT...
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To what extent was Lenin responsible for the 1917 October Revolution?
Lenin led the revolution. When he returned from Switzerland, he inspired the masses to revolt against the so-called "bourgeois"....
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What was life like in Soviet Russia 1917-1991?
To address the question that was actually asked, unlike the other two responses, I can recommend three excellent books, Russia,...
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Why is the Russian October Revolution celebrated in November?
Russia used a different calendar from the West, with the result that days were about eleven days behind those...
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What are the main factors responsible for the disintegration of the Soviet Union?
one very big factor was the economy or lack of one, the cold war was a full fledged war between the united states and russia, but...
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Who was Josef Stalin?
In History. Joseph Stalin was the leader of the USSR (Russia). After World War 2 he wanted to spread Communism across Europe but...
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Why was Russia considered a backward nation before the early 20th Century?
Russia was considered a backwards country because they were not trying to become industialized, they still used serfs as a labor...
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How did V I Lenin gain power in Russia?
This goes back to the first world war. The Germans had a certain Russian by the name of Lenin, who was a known source of...
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Who was the first Tsar of Russia?
In 1547, Ivan IV became the first crowned Czar of Russia. He was known to be extremely, perhaps even insanely brutal, hence his...
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What would be different if Russia never became a communist country?
Impossible to say, but generally countries went one way or another after WWI, Germany, Japan and Italy went fascist, Russia to...
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How do the symbols on the flag of the USSR remind people of the revolution?
The hammer and sickle were the universal symbol of the working class (craftsmen and farmhands), while the red flag is another...
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What caused the Russian Civil War in 1918?
The imbalance, which was caused by aristocracy in a shortest form. Not really differ from French Revolution in causes. The...
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How did the enviornment issues effect germany?
In 1872 Bismarck formed a 'league' of the conservative great powers of Europe - Germany, Austria-Hungary and Russia. It is...
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Who was Vladimir Ilyich Lenin?
he was the fist leader of the Soviet Union he made the first communist country Vladimir Lenin was a great Communist...
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What were the causes and effects of the Russian Revolution?
Causes 1. In February 1917 there were shortages of bread in Petrograd and prices were very high. 2. Tsar Nicholas II was weak...
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How would the history of the USSR have been different if Trotsky had succeeded Lenin?
Here are opinions: There is no definitive way to answer that question but Trotsky was certainly no democrat. He still would...
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How are blacks treated in Russia?
Generally they are not viewed with much benevolence. Firstly Negroes in Russia were slaves imported as curiosities. They served...
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What caused the Russo-Japanese war?
Basically, The Russo-Japanese War was a conflict that grew out of the rival imperialist ambitions of Russia and Japan in Mannd...
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What were significants events in Russia between 1920 and 1995?
perestroyka.
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What are the causes of the Russian Revolution?
Lack of food and Bad leadership.
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How did Russia become so powerful?
By spending most of their resources on the military and driving the country into bankruptcy. CORRECT ANSWER: Russia became...
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Who was the Russian revolutionary leader who took control of the government in November 1917?
Vladimir Lenin
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Did Russia like Nicholas II?
Not really, the political changes of implementing representative government were only cosmetic. He was still an absolute...
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Did the Russian's like Stalin during the cold war?
No, because they were underpaid, freezing cold in the wheather conditions and dying. Also hungry and sick. What is to like about...
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Why is access to the Dardanelles from the Black Sea important to Russia?
The Dardanells was a stragictic focal point of WW1 because it was the only sea access to the Black Sea, Russia's only warm water...
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How did Peter the Great change Russia?
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Was Lenin a liberator or oppressor in the Russian Revolution?
An oppressor, absolutely and flatly. The difficulties of life and the limits of political expression under the Tsarist regime...
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How stable was Russia by the start of World War 1?
Russia was already very unstable before WW1. During the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 foreign observers noticed with alarm that...
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How did Catherine the Great die?
Well, some say that she died humping a horse; because the horse got scared and trampled her to death, (I don't think that would...
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What were the causes of discontent among the peasants workers and intelligentsia that led to the Russian Revolution of 1917?
The main cause was Russia's participation in Great War. Results of war were disastrous for Russia due to incompetence of Tsar...
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What countries did the Soviets conquer?
not afganistan but i believe poland and georgia
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Why did Stalin die a hero and Hitler die a villain when Stalin was responsible for far more deaths?
Stalin was not considered a hero during his time period. He was after his rise to power because he became increasingly more...
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How were the Russian and Chinese revolutions similar and different?
It is interesting the Karl Marx, a German Jew, built his political theories of communism on the the belief that it would...
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Was there a real princess from Russia named Anastasia?
There were several Princesses named Anastasia in Russia. The most famous one was the fourth daughter of Nicholas II, the last...
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What was the outcome of the Russian Revolution?
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Who was the Russian ruler assassinated in 1917?
Tsar Nicholas II was assassinated, along with his family. This also led to the Russian Revolution, where Russia became a...
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How did censorship affect the Soviet Union from 1917 to 1922?
Among other things the horrible truths of the so-called St. Petersburg Massacre were kept from the citizenry, the horrific...
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Is there a list of the surviving veterans of the Russian Revolution and subsequent Civil War and Russian World War 1 veterans?
My guess they'd all be dead by now. I mean we're talking about pre-Word War II by more than a decade in the case of the Civil...
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What is the background on the Russian revolution?
Background to the Russian Revolution is huge, however, mainly caused by massive discontent in the Nation. Led by an Autocratic,...
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Who led the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917?
Lenin
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What fighter planes did the USSR have in the 1920s?
Here's a couple site's you can surf. http://www.ctrl-c.liu.se/misc/ram/year.html...
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When was the collapse of the Soviet Union?
In December of 1991
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A study of the causes of the American Revolution of 1776 the French Revolution of 1789 and the Russian Revolution of 1917 best supports the generalization that revolution is most likely to occur when?
those in power are resistant to change idont know
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How did the unification of Russia affect the growth of the respective countries?
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What were the effects in the Russian Revolution in 1905?
Okay breiefly the effects are: -Assassination of Nic II and family meant the end of the 300 years of Romanov...
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What problems did Russia have after World War 1?
Communism!
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Was the Russian Revolution a good or bad thing?
the russian revolution was both good and bad, as is the case with most communist uprisings...although the old autocracy that the...
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Who fought in the Russian civil war?
Bolshevik government and its Red Army against the anti-Bolshevik forces in Russia.
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Who was Boris Yeltsin?
Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin (February 1, 1931 – April 23, 2007) was the first president of the Russian Federation, serving from...
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Were there Chinese and Lettish troops involved in the Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War?
Yes, There was various type of people who were involved in russian civil war
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Looking at the causes of the American Revolution of 1776 and the French Revolution of 1789 and the Russian Revolution of 1917 what conclusions can be made as to when a revolution is likely to occur?
When those in power are resistant to change. I would say the best answer is when there are social inequities -- perceived or...
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What has life been like in Russia since the 1990's?
Life for Russians is better than it was during the Soviet Union. Russia is now post-USSR. However, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin...
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What year did the Russian Revoluton take place?
Yes, so called "The Great October Revolution" happened in 1917. But the 1st (unsuccessful) revolution was in 1905 and Tsar...
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What was the cause of the Russian Revolution of 1905?
There's a lot of reasons the best link is : http://www.thecorner.org/hist/russia/revo1905.htm and then we have: go on 2 google...
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When did Russia take over Siberia?
Starting in the early 1600's, fur trappers gradually moved east, claiming land as far as California for Russia, and by 1750...
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What is the Russian Revolution?
Russian Revolution can refer to the following events in the history of Russia: The Russian Revolution of 1905, which was a...
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Who were Russia's allies in 1914?
France, Britain, Serbia (and Belgium).
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How did Taylor Symbilast come to power?
Stalin used a number of tactics to gain control of the communist party: exploiting his opponents and their weaknesses; gathering...
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What is the population of Russia?
141,377,752 exact from the C.I.A (Central Intelligence Agency)\ Thank you.
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When did Vladimir Putin become President of Russia?
Vladimir Putin was officially elected to the office in 2000 and then re-elected in a landslide vote in March of 2004. 69 percent...
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Why does the Russian weekday calendar begin with Monday?
I can answer you the same thing: why does your calendar start with Sunday? You start your week on Monday, right? You go to your...
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What was the Soviet Union?
The Soviet Union was formed from the Russian Empire in the aftermath of the 1917 Russian Revolution. It comprised of 15...
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Why did Kievan Russia become orthodox christian?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianization_of_Kievan_Rus'
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What was Russia's relationship with Germany before World War 2?
From 1922 till the Nazis came to power (1933) relations between Germany and the Soviet Union were good. At first the outcast,...
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What date did the Russian Revolution begin?
http://www.naval-history.net/WW1CampaignsRussianRev.htm
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What is the actual size of Russia?
17,075,400 km2
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What was the population of Russia in 1914?
55,000,000 to 70,000,000 people
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How and why did the Russian Revolution begin?
Lenin was in exile,Sold out russia to germans by helping to lose wwI to finance revolution,greatest TRAGEDY in russian and world...
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Who was Catherine the Great?
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Why did the Soviets prefer Roosevelt's style of diplomacy to Truman's?
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What is Stalingrad?
Stalingrad is the name of a city in Russia, which used to be called St. Petersburg. Stalingrad was laid siege to during World War...
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What is the mistreatment of Jews in Russia called?
It seems that you're looking for word 'pogroms', which referred to physical violence often invovling deaths.
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Who supported Tsar Nicholas II?
One group was the "White Army".
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How did the Russian Revolution End?
This question is not as simple as it seems to be. In some sence russian revolutioncontinuesstillin modified form forged by Joseph...
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Why did Gorbachev fail as a leader of the USSR?
Many would argue that Gorbachev did not fail as a leader but helped lead the Soviet Union out of the cold war and into a new era...
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What international organization was formed in Russia in 1919 for extending the scope of socialism?
Comintern, or communist international
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What does USSR stand for?
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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Why do russia want to control central asia?
For the same reason America do(sic) :)
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What is the name of the former Russian National Assembly that was indirectly elected by the people that was dissoved during the Russian Revolution of 1917?
The Duma.
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Who were Russia's allies during World War 1?
Russia fought alongside the 'Entente', so its allies were Serbia, France, Britain and the British Empire, including Canada,...
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What form of government did Russia have in World War 1?
The country wasn't known as "Russia" back then. It was still labeled as the "Soviet Union", and operated under what they called a...
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Who was the first premier of the Soviet Union?
Lenin
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What was the major naval base in northwestern Russia where sailors staged a revolt in March 1921?
The mutiny was at Kronstadt, near Petrograd (St. Petersburg).
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What was the impact of the russian revolution on its supporters during the consolidation and critical period?
The impact was grave, over 30 million russians killed between socialist M A N I A C S lenin and later stalin. Even today in...
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When was Russia founded?
Tsardom of Russia: 1547 Russian Empire: 1721 Soviet Union: December 30, 1922 Russian Federation: October 1991
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Who ruled russia?
what year/decade are we talking about?
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Who was Leon Trotsky?
Leon Trotsky, Revolutionary * Born: 7 November 1879 * Birthplace: Yanovka, Ukraine * Died: 21 August 1940 (assassination by...
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What attitudes did Russia have in the 1900's with the depression and what were the consequences?
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Why and how did the Soviet Union industrialize during the 1930's?
Hi This is a tough one to answer, and you're going to have to read a book or two, but essentially Stalin decided that Russia was...
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Where was Putin during the elections of Viktor Yanukovich?
Unspecific question. Putin was in the Russian Federation.
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Why was Ivan The Terrible so mean?
Both of Ivan the Terrible's parents died at an early age. He was raised by boylars who didn't pay any attention to him. In his...
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When was the Czar and his family killed?
"The bodies of Nicholas and his family, after being soaked in acid and burned, were long believed to have been disposed of down a...
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What does spetsnaz mean?
It is the Russian acronym for the Soviet Airborne Special forces.
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What happened to the Tsar?
There are many theories on what happened to the Tsar and his family and the most common told story is that on the 17th July 1918,...
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How did the USSR take over Yugoslavia?
I have done some research and as it occurs, there was a brief period that some refer to as the occupation of Yugoslavia from the...
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What was Joseph Stalin's impact on Russia?
Stalin's impact on Russia can be divided into 5 sections, economy, culture, nationality, the outside world and terror....
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What were the effects of the Russian Revolution?
IMPACT ON RUSSIA end of an autocratic rule establishment of a socialist govt. educational reforms industrial growth n...
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What are the similarities and differences between the Russian Revolution and the Chinese Revolution?
Some similarities-Both were led by two very charismatic,and very egoistic personalities-Lenin and Mao. Both men were able to...
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What was the new capital of the USSR an island city that was safer from foreign invasion?
In 1918 the Soviet government moved the capital from St Petersburg (known at the time as Petrograd) to Moscow, which had been the...
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Why did the USSR collapse?
Because the communist economic system didnt produce enough consumer goods.
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