Dictatorship and Totalitarianism (AQA A-Level History): Flashcards

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High Stalinism period dates

1945-1953

Dictatorship definition

Absolute power concentrated in one individual/small group

Totalitarianism definition

Political system demanding complete obedience to the state

GKO dissolution date

September 1945

Marshal Zhukov's post-war assignment

Demoted to minor command at Odessa

Stalin's health event in 1946

Mild stroke

Party congress gap years

1939-1952 (13 years)

Moshe Lewin's view: High Stalinism start date

1934 (after Kirov's assassination)

Defining feature of High Stalinism

Inertia - leaving matters unchanged

Anastas Mikoyan described as

Exceptional survivor among Old Bolsheviks

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Introduction

Russia Before the Revolution of February/March 1917

The February/March Revolution of 1917

Developments between the Revolutions of 1917

The October/November 1917 Revolution

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Consolidation of the Communist Dictatorship

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: The Civil War

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Economic and Social Developments

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Foreign Relations

Stalin’s Rise to Power: The Power Vacuum and Power Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Ideological Debates and Leadership Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Economic Developments

Stalin's Rise to Power: Government, Propaganda and Foreign Relations

Economy and Society: Developments in the Countryside

Economy and Society: Developments in Towns and Cities

Economy and Society: Development of the Stalin Cult

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Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Foreign Relations

Stalin’s Rise to Power: The Power Vacuum and Power Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Ideological Debates and Leadership Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Economic Developments

Stalin's Rise to Power: Government, Propaganda and Foreign Relations

Economy and Society: Developments in the Countryside

Economy and Society: Developments in Towns and Cities

Economy and Society: Development of the Stalin Cult

Economy and Society: Condition of the Soviet Union by 1941

Stalinism, Politics and Control: Dictatorship and Stalinism

Stalinism, Politics and Control: The Yezhovshchina

Stalinism, Politics and Control: Culture and Society

Stalinism, Politics and Control: International Relations

The Great Patriotic War, 1941–1945

The Defeat of the Germans

‘High Stalinism’, 1945–1953

Transformation of the Soviet Union’s International Position

Conclusion

Overview and Revision

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Introduction

Russia Before the Revolution of February/March 1917

The February/March Revolution of 1917

Developments between the Revolutions of 1917

The October/November 1917 Revolution

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Consolidation of the Communist Dictatorship

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: The Civil War

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Economic and Social Developments

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Foreign Relations

Stalin’s Rise to Power: The Power Vacuum and Power Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Ideological Debates and Leadership Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Economic Developments

Stalin's Rise to Power: Government, Propaganda and Foreign Relations

Economy and Society: Developments in the Countryside

Economy and Society: Developments in Towns and Cities

Economy and Society: Development of the Stalin Cult

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Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Foreign Relations

Stalin’s Rise to Power: The Power Vacuum and Power Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Ideological Debates and Leadership Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Economic Developments

Stalin's Rise to Power: Government, Propaganda and Foreign Relations

Economy and Society: Developments in the Countryside

Economy and Society: Developments in Towns and Cities

Economy and Society: Development of the Stalin Cult

Economy and Society: Condition of the Soviet Union by 1941

Stalinism, Politics and Control: Dictatorship and Stalinism

Stalinism, Politics and Control: The Yezhovshchina

Stalinism, Politics and Control: Culture and Society

Stalinism, Politics and Control: International Relations

The Great Patriotic War, 1941–1945

The Defeat of the Germans

‘High Stalinism’, 1945–1953

Transformation of the Soviet Union’s International Position

Conclusion

Overview and Revision

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Introduction

Russia Before the Revolution of February/March 1917

The February/March Revolution of 1917

Developments between the Revolutions of 1917

The October/November 1917 Revolution

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Consolidation of the Communist Dictatorship

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: The Civil War

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Economic and Social Developments

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Foreign Relations

Stalin’s Rise to Power: The Power Vacuum and Power Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Ideological Debates and Leadership Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Economic Developments

Stalin's Rise to Power: Government, Propaganda and Foreign Relations

Economy and Society: Developments in the Countryside

Economy and Society: Developments in Towns and Cities

Economy and Society: Development of the Stalin Cult

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Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Foreign Relations

Stalin’s Rise to Power: The Power Vacuum and Power Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Ideological Debates and Leadership Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Economic Developments

Stalin's Rise to Power: Government, Propaganda and Foreign Relations

Economy and Society: Developments in the Countryside

Economy and Society: Developments in Towns and Cities

Economy and Society: Development of the Stalin Cult

Economy and Society: Condition of the Soviet Union by 1941

Stalinism, Politics and Control: Dictatorship and Stalinism

Stalinism, Politics and Control: The Yezhovshchina

Stalinism, Politics and Control: Culture and Society

Stalinism, Politics and Control: International Relations

The Great Patriotic War, 1941–1945

The Defeat of the Germans

‘High Stalinism’, 1945–1953

Transformation of the Soviet Union’s International Position

Conclusion

Overview and Revision

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Introduction

Russia Before the Revolution of February/March 1917

The February/March Revolution of 1917

Developments between the Revolutions of 1917

The October/November 1917 Revolution

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Consolidation of the Communist Dictatorship

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: The Civil War

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Economic and Social Developments

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Foreign Relations

Stalin’s Rise to Power: The Power Vacuum and Power Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Ideological Debates and Leadership Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Economic Developments

Stalin's Rise to Power: Government, Propaganda and Foreign Relations

Economy and Society: Developments in the Countryside

Economy and Society: Developments in Towns and Cities

Economy and Society: Development of the Stalin Cult

Show more

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Foreign Relations

Stalin’s Rise to Power: The Power Vacuum and Power Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Ideological Debates and Leadership Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Economic Developments

Stalin's Rise to Power: Government, Propaganda and Foreign Relations

Economy and Society: Developments in the Countryside

Economy and Society: Developments in Towns and Cities

Economy and Society: Development of the Stalin Cult

Economy and Society: Condition of the Soviet Union by 1941

Stalinism, Politics and Control: Dictatorship and Stalinism

Stalinism, Politics and Control: The Yezhovshchina

Stalinism, Politics and Control: Culture and Society

Stalinism, Politics and Control: International Relations

The Great Patriotic War, 1941–1945

The Defeat of the Germans

‘High Stalinism’, 1945–1953

Transformation of the Soviet Union’s International Position

Conclusion

Overview and Revision

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