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Russia Chap. 32
Term | Definition |
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Pogrom | organized act of violence against Jews |
Prague Spring | short-lived period during the spring of 1968 when reformers in Soviet- dominated Czechoslovakia tried to blend democracy with socialism to create greater freedom |
Czar | Russian term for emperor |
Permafrost | layer of soil below the surface that remains permanently frozen |
Mir | a village commune who was run by men of families |
Ivan the Terrible | created a secret police force and conducted a reign of terror against powerful, independent nobles to crush them; introduced reforms and a new law code |
Peter the Great | set up schools to teach scientific theories; introduced reforms to make his government more efficient and to increase his authority over the Church |
Catherine the Great | encouraged Russians to adopt French culture and learning including the ideas of the enlightenment |
Prince Vladimir | wanted a new religion for his people so he sent delegates to learn about Islam and Judaism and Roman forms of Christianity |
Serfs | peasants who worked the land but had almost no rights; controlled by nobles |