Communist Control & Terror Flashcards
What three types of opposition did the Bolshevik’s face?
other political groups,
former tsarist officers & tsarist supporters,
ideological ‘opposition.’
When did the Bolsheviks ban the opposition press?
27th October 1917.
When did the Bolshevik’s order the arrests of Kadet, Menshevik & SR Leaders?
27th October 1917.
How did the Bolsheviks make room in the gaols for their many political prisoners?
Criminals were released.
Why did the Bolsheviks see fit to expand the Red Army?
To deal with rebels in the Civil War and general opposition.
What years are referred to as the Red Terror?
1918-21
What year was the first attempt on Lenin’s life?
1918
What event did the Bolshevik’s use to excuse the attack on the bourgeois?
The 1918 attempt on Lenin’s life.
How were confessions and the identities of suspects obtained?
through torture.
What date was the Tsar and his family executed?
17th July 1918
How many priests were executed in 1921?
8000
How many were shot between 1918-21?
500,000
What was the affect of Lenin’s ban on Factions?
All party members had to accept the decisions of the central committee.
What year was the Shakhty Show Trial?
1928
How many engineers were accused at the Shakhty Show Trial?
53
How many were executed at the Shakhty Show Trial?
5
What year were the Gulags introduced?
1929
What was the name of the most famous Gulag project?
The White Sea Canal
How many prisoners were employed on the task of building the White Sea Canal?
100,000
How many died during the winter of building the White Sea Canal?
25,000
When did Stalin’s wife commit suicide?
November 1932
What year was there famine in the countryside?
1932
What two opposition groups emerged in 1932?
The ‘old Bolsheviks’ and the ‘Ryutin Platform’
How did Stalin react to the ‘Ryutin Platform?’
He ordered their execution.
