| A | B |
|---|
| serf | peasant who cannot leave the land on which he works |
| injustice | an act that is unfair |
| coup | violent overthrow of government |
| estate | large landholding by one person or family |
| lease | to rent |
| collective farm | large farm under government control |
| czar | term similar to king or emperor |
| communism | Government that controls all aspects of the people's lives |
| Karl Marx | developed communist ideas |
| USSR | Name of this country while under communist control |
| Lenin | 1st communist leader |
| Stalin | Leader of USSR from 1929-1953 |
| Gorbachev | leader who allowed glasnost and perestroika |
| glasnost | openness/ freedom of speech |
| perestroika | ability to own businesses |
| Yeltsin | 1st democratically elected pres of Russia |
| Putin | 2nd pres of Russia- now Prime minister |
| Medvedev | current president of Russia |
| Khrushchev | Leader of USSR who put missiles in Cuba aimed at US |
| icon | religious picture |
