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1. What was the Bolshevik Party renamed as?

2. When did the Bolsheviks conduct the elections to the Constituent Assembly? What was the result?
3. Trade unions were kept under whose control?

4. Why did Lenin dismiss the Assembly in January 1918?

Viva Voce Questions

1. In the context of Russia, which group was the supporter of women’s Suffragette Movements?

2. What was the basic idea of a communist society?
3. When was the Russian Social Democratic Workers Party founded, and by whom?

4. Who was ruling over Russia when the Russian Revolution took place?
5. Who started “Collectivisation Programme” in Russia?

6. Define Women Suffragette Movements.
7. What was the name of co-operative community built by Robert Owen in Indiana (U.S.A.)?

8. What was the major occupation of the vast majority of Russian people at the beginning of the
twentieth century?
9. How were the Russian peasants different from other European peasants?

10. Who were the “jadidists”?

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the social, economic, and political conditions in Russia before 1905?

2. Why did the Tsarist autocracy collapse in 1917?
3. Why were socialists against private property and how it could be improved?
4. Explain the collectivisation programme of Stalin.

5. State any three factors responsible for the Russian Revolution of 1905.

Map-based Questions

On an outline map of the world, mark the following neighbouring countries of Russia:

Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China

Higher Order Thinking Skills

In spite of less development of communication, how did the Russian Revolution and the USSR manage to
have great impact globally? Explain.

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