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Russian Words WC
Words 1-10 on Dominican Moodle
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Boyars | member of the highest rank in the Russian Feudal system |
| Serfs | a peasant in feudal society who was tied to the land of the lord, to whom he or she owned service in exchange for protection |
| Mir | commune that regulated village life in Russia before the revolutions in 1917 |
| Soviets | council of workers, soldiers, and peasants formed by Russian revolutionaries to challenge the established government |
| Gulag | the government agency that administered the main Soviet forced labor camp systems during the Stalin era |
| Dissidents | someone who speaks out against the government |
| Kulaks | prosperous peasant of the Soviet Union |
| Detente | period of relaxation of Cold War tensions between the USA and the USSR in the 1970's |
| Glasnost | openness and honesty in discussing the problems faced by the Soviet Union |
| Perestroika | restructuring of the Soviet economy to mike it more efficient and productive |