Russia and its Rulers 1855-1964- Flashcards

Russia and its Rulers 1855-1964 – Flashcards

Explore these History flashcards to test and strengthen your knowledge of Russia and its rulers from the reign of Alexander II in 1855 through to the Khrushchev era in 1964.

Alexander II

Russian Backwardness
Reforms
Opposition

Alexander III

Opposition
Economic Policy and Living Standards

Nicholas II

Economic Development
1905 Revolution
Stolypin
World War One
February Revolution

Provisional Government

Vladimir Lenin

Consolidation of Power and Government
War and Revolution
Economic Policy
Social and Cultural Change

Joseph Stalin

Stalin’s Rise to Power
Political Control and Dictatorship
Five-Year Plans
Collectivisation
Terror and Repression
Social and Cultural Policies
Stalin and the Soviet Economy
The Second World War
Post-War USSR
Opposition and Resistance

Nikita Khrushchev

De-Stalinisation
Virgin Land Campaign
Economic Policy and Living Standards
Cold War
Relations with China
Control of the Satellite States
Downfall

Thematic Study

Nature of Government
Economy and Society
War and Revolution
Ethnic Minorities, Empire and Satellite States