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Joseph Stalin
Originally Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili, later Joseph Stalin(Steel) was bullied as a child due to having smallpox and a deformed arm due to a carriage accident. Due to this he searched for greatness and respect, becoming cruel in the process. http://www.biography.com/people/joseph-stalin-9491723 -
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Polish Soviet War
A two year war that lasted between Poland and the Soviet Union. The war was fought because of who controlled want land. But in the end, Poland did win the war.
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Gulags
"Gulag, abbreviation of Glavnoye Upravleniye Ispravitelno-trudovykh Lagerey", a set of Soviet labor/detention/transit camps and prisons. http://www.britannica.com/place/Gulag -
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Cultural Assimilation in Russia
When Russia would take over a country, they would make that country more like Russia. They wanted all the countries around them to be like Russia.
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Red Army Invasion of Georgia
The Red Army of Russia invaded the country of Georgia in Feburary of 1291 and the invasion ended in March 1921. Although the attack was only a month, the damage was set. The invasion caught Georgia off-guard which led to Russia pushing back the Georgian troops.
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Stalinist terror
There was three reasons behind Stalin's terror, whole country, urgency, and paranoia. Stalin believed that all of Russia should be united as one. He was urgent because he believed that Russia was 10 years behind the western side of Europe. Finally, he was paranoid because he wanted continues praise.
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Religious persecutions
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Five Years Plan
The five years plan was a plan of economic goals set up by Stalin. Stalin set up this plan between 1928 and 1932.
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Collectivization
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Culture Control of the 1930's
"The Bolsheviks attached great importance to every aspect of culture, especially education and religion." In 1922, they added censorship to newspapers and started a central censorship office, known as Glavlit, that had final authority over printed materials and also performing arts. http://www.britannica.com/place/Soviet-Union -
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Soviet Famine
A famine occurred in Russia between 1932 and 1933. The lack of rain led to the crops dying and less food. The famine led to the death of nine million people.
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Secret Police
NKVD (People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs) http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/archives/secr.html -
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Moscow Trials
The Moscow trials were a series of four trials held in Moscow, Russia. The trial was about the people purging against Stalin and wanting to kill him. If Stalin thought he was threatened, he'd kill them. The trial led to the execution of millions of Bolshevik people.
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Great Purge
The great purge, also known as the great terror, was a political campaign for repression. It was set up between 1936 and 1938.
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Deportations
The Russian secret police deported people out of the country if they were not loyal. They transported all kinds of races. They transported polish people, Romanians, and many more.