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Year & age Nicholas II became Emperor

1894, age 26

Reactionary meaning

Backward-looking, opposed to change

Konstantin Pobedonostsev's role

Nicholas's ultra-conservative tutor

Nicholas II's belief about divine right

Authority came from God's will

Nicholas II's strategy with ministers

Kept them weak & divided

Bloody Sunday date & event

Jan 1905, troops fired on demonstrators, St Petersburg

State Duma definition (est. 1906)

Representative assembly with limited legislative powers

What was the Okhrana

Tsarist secret police

Romanov tercentenary year & meaning

1913, 300th anniversary of dynasty

Nicholas II abdication date

February 1917

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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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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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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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