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Revolution (Revolución) a big and fast change in government, often with violence. (un cambio grande y rápido en el gobierno, muchas veces con violencia.)
Czar (Tsar) (Zar) the Russian king before the revolution. (el rey de Rusia antes de la revolución.)
Autocrat (Autócrata) a ruler who has total power and does not share control. (un líder que tiene todo el poder y no lo comparte.)
Romanov family (Familia Romanov) the royal family that ruled Russia until 1917. (la familia real que gobernó Rusia hasta 1917.)
World War I (Primera Guerra Mundial) a global war from 1914–1918 that hurt Russia’s economy and army. (guerra mundial de 1914 a 1918 que afectó la economía y el ejército de Rusia.)
Lenin (Lenin) the leader of the Bolsheviks who led the Communist Revolution in 1917. (líder de los bolcheviques que dirigió la Revolución Comunista en 1917.)
Bolsheviks (Bolcheviques) the communist group that took control of Russia in 1917. (grupo comunista que tomó el control de Rusia en 1917.)
Communism (Comunismo) a system where the government controls property and businesses, and there are no social classes. (sistema donde el gobierno controla la propiedad y las empresas y no hay clases sociales.)
Soviets (Soviets) councils of workers and soldiers who supported Lenin. (consejos de trabajadores y soldados que apoyaron a Lenin.)
Civil War (Guerra civil) a war between groups inside the same country. (guerra entre grupos dentro del mismo país.)
Red Army (Ejército Rojo) the communist army led by Trotsky. (ejército comunista dirigido por Trotsky.)
Leon Trotsky (León Trotsky) communist leader who organized the Red Army. (líder comunista que organizó el Ejército Rojo.)
Stalin (Stalin) leader of the Soviet Union after Lenin; ruled as a dictator. (líder de la Unión Soviética después de Lenin; gobernó como dictador.)
Totalitarianism (Totalitarismo) a system where the government controls all parts of life (media, economy, speech). (sistema donde el gobierno controla todos los aspectos de la vida.)
Propaganda (Propaganda) information used to control what people think. (información usada para controlar lo que la gente piensa.)
Secret police (Cheka) (Policía secreta) government police that punished people who disagreed. (policía del gobierno que castigaba a personas que no estaban de acuerdo.)
Five-Year Plan (Plan Quinquenal) Stalin’s plan to quickly grow industry and farming. (plan de Stalin para desarrollar rápidamente la industria y la agricultura.)
Collectivization (Colectivización) forcing farmers to join large government farms. (obligar a los agricultores a trabajar en granjas del gobierno.)
USSR (Soviet Union) (URSS (Unión Soviética)) the communist country created after the revolution. (país comunista creado después de la revolución.)
Mao Zedong (Mao Zedong) communist leader of China who was influenced by Lenin and Stalin. (líder comunista de China influenciado por Lenin y Stalin.)
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