Summary (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Sovnarkom full name
Sovnarkom full name
Council of People's Commissars
Year opposition parties banned
Year opposition parties banned
1921
When factions banned in Communist Party
When factions banned in Communist Party
March 1921
Month/year Lenin died
Month/year Lenin died
January 1924
Stalin's term: top-down transformation
Stalin's term: top-down transformation
Revolution from above
Great Terror intensified: when & who
Great Terror intensified: when & who
Sept 1936, Nikolai Yezhov
3 pillars of Stalin's totalitarian state
3 pillars of Stalin's totalitarian state
Terror, propaganda, cult of personality
Khrushchev's Feb 1956 speech
Khrushchev's Feb 1956 speech
Secret Speech (criticised Stalin)
When Khrushchev removed from power
When Khrushchev removed from power
October 1964
Brezhnev era nickname
Brezhnev era nickname
Era of stagnation