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44 Cards in this Set
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Asymmetric federalism
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An unequal distribution of power throughout regions
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Bolsheviks
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Seized power from the tsars and created Russia into the USSR
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Catherine the Great
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Built Russia into a major empire with western habits
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Central Committee
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A group of 300 party members who acted as the top government officials
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Civil society in Russia
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Spheres of privacy free from the control bu the state- usually seen in Western views
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Collective farms, collectivism
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State run farms that were supposed to be extremely efficient
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Confederation of independent states
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UNited the fifteen former republics of the Soviet Union with Russia as the leader
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conflict in chechnya
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Declared independence from Russia; in conflict and Yeltsin sent troops
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constitution of 1993
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Provided for a strong president, popular election, and the Duma
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CPRF
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Communist Party of the Russia Federation; second largest political party
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Cultural heterogeneity in Russia
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Due to the numerous invasions from earlier times, Russia acted as a home to a wide cultural diversity
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Decembrist Revolt
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A revolt based on the desire to completely remove western thought from Russia
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Democratic centralism
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Refers to the vangaurd who lead the revolution for the people
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De-Stalinization
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A process that led to reforms, such as loosening government censorship of the press, decentralization, and a release of state farms
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Duma
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Lower house legislative unit
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Equality of result in Russia
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People want equal result and opportunity
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Federal government structure
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Retained this government structure even though government changed
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Federation Council
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The upper house; consists of two member from each administrative unites; to represent regions
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Five Year Plans
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Set ambitious goals for the production of heavy industry
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Glasnot
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A new emphasis on freedom of speech and press
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Mikhail Gorbachev
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Opened the door to Western reforms; tore down Berlin Wall
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Gorbachev's three pronged reform plan
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Glasnot, perestrokia, and democratization
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Nikita Kruschchev
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Leader of USSR after Lenin died; used the secret speech to denounce Stalin's legitimacy
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Kulaks
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Peasants who resisted and were forced to move to cities or labor camps.
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Alexander Lebed
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Former general gaining power; Yelstin had to court his favor in order to win reelection
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Lenin V.I.
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Argued for democratic centralism
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Liberal Democrats
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A radical party; lower on the list of political parties with influence
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Marxism-Leninism
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Provided the legitimacy base for the communist party; emphasized democratic centralism
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Nomenklatura
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People chosen for government positions based on the Communist party's opinion and their loyalty to that party
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Oligarchy
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A small power unit allowing political and economic corruption
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Peter the Great
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Introduced Western technology and culture in an attempt to increase Russia's power and influence
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Politburo
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The heart and soul of the Communist Party (Central Committee)
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Presidential-parliamentary system
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The president has the most power and can easily over rule the 'parliamentary system'
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Proportional representation in Russia
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Allows for Russia to reelect certain officials and restructure regions based on votes
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Vladimir Putin
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The current president of Russia; has long been in power, if president or prime minister; contains the oligarchs powers
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Red Army/White Army
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Lenin (Red) vs Russian military leaders (White) in a civil war in 1918 for power over Russia
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Secret speech
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A letter written by Lenin which criticized Stalin
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"shock therapy"
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Quick, immediate government, economic, and social changes
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Slavophile vs. Westernizer
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"lover of slavs" vs western tendencies; Russia demonstrates a pull from one ideal to the other
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Stalinism
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Changed the marxism-leninism regime to totalitarianism
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State corporatism
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Interest groups controlled under Soviet Union; state determines which groups have input in policymaking
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Totalitarinism
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A more complete, invasive form of strong-man rule
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Bois Yelstin
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First president of the Russian Federation; declared the end of the old Soviet style regime
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Tsars
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Autocratic rule that controlled Russia
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