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Life in Communist Russia

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Dictator a ruler with total power who makes decisions without limits.
Lenin leader of the Bolshevik Revolution (1917) and first leader of Communist Russia.
Trotsky a leading Bolshevik, head of the Red Army, later exiled and murdered on Stalin’s orders.
Stalin Communist leader after Lenin, ruled as dictator of the USSR from the 1920s to 1953.
The Red Army the army of the Soviet Union, used to defend communism and keep control.
Five-Year Plans government plans to grow industry and the economy quickly, with strict targets.
Collectivisation forcing farmers to join large state-run farms instead of owning their own land.
The Purges Stalin’s campaign to remove anyone seen as a threat — including party members, the army, and ordinary citizens.
Propaganda posters, speeches, films, and newspapers used to spread communist ideas and glorify Stalin.
Censorship controlling information — banning books, newspapers, or ideas critical of communism.
Cult of Personality when Stalin was presented as a hero and father of the nation, so people would stay loyal to him.
Karl Marx German thinker who created the ideas of communism; believed workers should share wealth equally.
Tsars emperors of Russia before the revolution.
Tsar Nicholas II the last Tsar of Russia; removed from power in 1917 and executed with his family.
October Revolution of 1917 when Lenin and the Bolsheviks took power in Russia, creating a communist state.
Bolsheviks Lenin’s revolutionary group that seized power in 1917.
White Army the group that fought against the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War (1918–1921).
USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) the name of Communist Russia from 1922 to 1991.
Lenin’s Testament Lenin’s letter before his death warning about Stalin’s character and power.
Cheka the first secret police of Communist Russia, used to crush opposition.
Show Trial a public trial with a verdict already decided, used to frighten people and remove rivals.
The Trial of the Sixteen (1936) first major show trial where top Bolsheviks were accused and executed.
The Trial of the Seventeen (1937) second show trial, more party members accused of plotting against Stalin.
The Trial of the Twenty-One (1938) third big show trial, included Stalin’s former allies like Bukharin.
The Purges Stalin’s campaign to remove “enemies,” using arrests, trials, and executions.
Gulags prison labour camps in harsh parts of Russia where millions were forced to work.
Pravda the main Communist Party newspaper; its name means “Truth.”
Propaganda in Communist Russia posters, films, speeches, and newspapers used to glorify Stalin and communism.
Young Communists groups for children and teenagers to learn loyalty to communism.
Komsomol the Communist youth organisation for older teenagers and young adults.
Women in Communist Russia women were expected to work in jobs, join in building communism, and raise children loyal to Stalin.
Stakhanov a miner praised for producing much more coal than expected; used as a propaganda example of the “ideal worker.”
Socialism in One Country Stalin’s policy of focusing on communism in the USSR alone.
Kulaks wealthier peasants punished during collectivisation.
Secret Police (NKVD) Stalin’s police who spied on citizens, arrested “enemies,” and ran gulags.
Soviet workers’ or soldiers’ council; later used to describe the USSR.
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