Tsarist Russia - Vocabulary 1

3. A system that emphasizes collective or state control of major resources and production.
7. Manifesto Nicholas II's 1905 promise of political reforms and a representative assembly.
8. A person who works mainly in agriculture.
9. The industrial working class, especially in Marxist theory.
10. The secret police of Tsarist Russia.
11. Sunday The 1905 event when troops fired on peaceful protesters in St Petersburg.
13. The act of giving up a throne or position of power.
15. The title used by the Russian emperor before the 1917 Revolution.
17. A theory that sees history as shaped by conflict between social classes.
19. II The last Tsar of Russia, who ruled from 1894 to 1917.
20. The Russian parliament created after the 1905 Revolution.
21. An ideology aiming for a classless society with collective ownership of major resources.
22. A wealthy and privileged social class, often with large landholdings.
25. A socialist faction that split from the Bolsheviks.
27. People or groups that challenge or disagree with a government.
28. The use of force or restrictions to control opposition.

1. The revolutionary socialist group led by Vladimir Lenin.
2. World War The global conflict of 1914–1918 that placed great pressure on Russia.
4. A system of government led by a king, queen, emperor, or similar ruler.
5. The development of factories, machines, and large-scale industry.
6. A major and rapid change in a country's political or social system.
8. Soviet A council representing workers and soldiers in Petrograd.
12. A Russian prime minister who introduced reforms and used repression.
13. A system of government in which one ruler has most political power.
14. Power A situation in which the Provisional Government and Petrograd Soviet both held political influence.
16. The growth of towns and cities as populations move into them.
18. Government The government that ruled Russia after Nicholas II abdicated in 1917.
23. The leader of the Bolsheviks and a key figure in the 1917 Revolution.
24. A change made to improve or modify an existing system.
26. A council of workers, soldiers, or peasants involved in revolutionary politics.