Unit 1 Vocab - Revolution in Russia Flashcards
Authority
The power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.
Security
Freedom
Being free from danger or threat.
Governance
Governing/Overseeing the control and direction of something (Ex: a country)
Ideology
A set of beliefs attributed to a person or group of people
Serfdom
A tenant farmer who was bound to a hereditary plot of land and to the will of his landlord.
Reform
To change into an improved form or condition
Reaction
An action taken in response to something
Economic
The study of how things are made, moved around, and used.
Social
Of or relating to human society.
Political
Of or relating to government,
Westernizers
People with qualities native to or associated with a Western region
Slavophiles
An advocate of Slavophilism.
Liberalism
Political philosophy based on the rights of the individual (political equality)
Conservatism
Political ideology which seeks to preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values.
