a parliament elected by the people of Russia. seen as the first step towards a democratic government
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trade union
an organisation that represented workers' interests according to trade
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nomenklatura
the system of appointing people to jobs from a list approved by party leadership
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chistka
Russian term for cleansing, often referring to purges of party members
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show trial
public trials of leading enemies of the state. the proceeds were often filmed so they could be used as a warning to others
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the great purge
the wave of terror that Stalin and his supporters used to remove enemies
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kulak
a group of peasants who owned their own farm
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commissar
top government official,in charge of a specific area
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socialist legality
actions of the government and the party organisations were subject to the law
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trust in cadres
letting party members get on with their job without interference
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oligarchy
rule by small elite who govern in their own interests. often applied to the way that the communist government was run under Brezhnev, Andropov and Chernenko
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socialism in one country
Stalin's policy of modernization through industrialisation, by utilizing the resources of the USSR
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
the owners of factories, industries and shops
Back
Bourgeoisie
Card 3
Front
a parliament elected by the people of Russia. seen as the first step towards a democratic government
Back
Card 4
Front
an organisation that represented workers' interests according to trade
Back
Card 5
Front
the system of appointing people to jobs from a list approved by party leadership
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