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1
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What month was the 1918 Constitution established?

A

July

2
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What was the purpose of the 1918 Constitution?

A

Stated that supreme power rested with the All-Russian Congress of the Soviets.

3
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What was the All-Russian Congress of the Soviets responsible for?

A

electing the Sovnarkom, although the process was arguably corrupt.

4
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What years was the Russian Civil War?

A

1918-20

5
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What caused the Civil War?

A

Opposition to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk meeting with political opposition.

6
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What reasons did other European countries have for helping aid the White Army against the Bolsheviks during the Civil War?

A

They opposed communism & Bolsheviks refused to pay back money borrowed during Tsarist autocracy.

7
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Who partly financed the Ani-Bolshevik Volunteer Army during the Civil War?

A

Germany.

8
Q

How many died during the Civil War?

A

10,000,000

9
Q

What was the effect of the Treaty of Riga?

A

Independence for Poland and other territories.

10
Q

How did the Civil War impact the Bolshevik Party?

A

There was greater centralisation and control.

11
Q

What year was the Politburo created?

A

1919

12
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What was the affect of the Politburo coming into practice?

A

It became the centre for party policy, reducing the power of the Sovnarkom and other Committees.
Sovnarkom began to meet less.

13
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When was Stalin made General Secretary?

A

1922

14
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What year was the Nomenklatura system introduced?

A

1923

15
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What was the Nomenklatura?

A

A catagory of people holding high positions within society; positions only granted with approval from the Communist Party.

16
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How did the Civil War impact the national minorities?

A

As a result, the Communist Government abandoned its earlier support for national self-determination.

17
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When was the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) formally established?

A

December 1922.

18
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Where did the Communist Party move the State Capital to?

A

Moscow.

19
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What was the general structure put into place by Lenin?

A

Rule by one Party and centralised control.

20
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How did Stalin adapt Lenin’s structure of Government?

A

He extended it, asserting a dominant influence.

21
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How often did Stalin call Party Congresses compared to Lenin?

A

Less frequently.

22
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How many Party Congresses were called between 1939-52?

A

None

23
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When did the Lenin Enrolment take place?

A

1924-5

24
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What was the Lenin Enrolment?

A

An expansion in party membership.

25
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Who drafted the 1936 Constitution?

A

Nikolai Bukharin

26
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Were the democratic promises made in the 1936 Constitution followed?

A

Hardly.

27
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What promises were made in the 1936 Constitution?

A

Elections every 4 years, The right to vote over 18, extended civil rights: freedom of speech.

28
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When did Stalin’s ‘cult’ begin?

A

1929

29
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How did Stalin’s cult portray him?

A

As Lenin’s disciple.