the USSR 1917-1991 theme 1 communist government in the USSR key people/groups

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red army
the Bolsheviks and their supports during the Russian civil war
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white army
those opposed to the Bolsheviks. led by generals and military leaders from the Tsar's army
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politburo
leading members of the Bolshevik party. chosen by the party to make decisions
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Gosplan
the state planning authority, given the task of planning industrialization with five year plans
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lenin(1870-1924)
led the 1917 revolutions. became the first leader of the Bolshevik party. his death prompted a major power struggle for 4 years
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Trotsky(1879-1940)
played a key role in the october revolution and in first years of the communist government. led the red army to the victory in civil war. Stalin saw him as a threat after Lenins death, was expelled from the party
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Stalin(1878-1953)
joined party as administrator and rose to power in the power struggle after Lenins death. know as the 'grey blur'. dominated the paarty and purged anyone who he saw as a threat.
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Kirov(1886-1934)
became a leading member of the communist party in 1920s. nominated as Stalins deputy in 1933. stalin saw him as a potential rival. his death began the great purge.
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Molotov(1890-1986)
a key supporter of Stalin's policies in the 1920s and the early 1930s. was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1939.
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Khrushchev(1894-1971)
elected to the central committee in 1933, and became leader of the USSR in 1953. supported policies of de-stalinisation, believing reform was essential to an effective political political system
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Brezhnev(1906-1981)
promoted to the Politburo in 1952, he was openly critical of Khrushchev's policies, and was central to the plot to remove him. became leader of the USSR in 1964. he encouraged the creation of his own cult of personality.
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Kosygin(1904-1980)
joined the party in 1930 and held various international posts under Khrushchev. he was a supporter of economic reform in the 1960s, but was ecliped by Brezhnev.
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Andropov and Chernenko
both men briefly led the USSR following Brezhnev's death. both died before the reforms fully implemented. not prepared to make any fundamental changes to the USSR
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those opposed to the Bolsheviks. led by generals and military leaders from the Tsar's army

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leading members of the Bolshevik party. chosen by the party to make decisions

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the state planning authority, given the task of planning industrialization with five year plans

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led the 1917 revolutions. became the first leader of the Bolshevik party. his death prompted a major power struggle for 4 years

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