| A | B |
| Autocracy | a government in which one person has unlimited power |
| standard of living | a way to judge how well a person or a fmily is living |
| democratic | having to do with a government in which all people have equal rights |
| Duma | the Russian parliament |
| Socialism | an economic and political theory in which the government own and controls the major means of production |
| abdicate | to give up power as a ruler |
| provisional | for a short time; not final |
| Soviet | a Russian council |
| Bolshevik | a revolutionary socialist group in Russia |
| Communisim | an economic system in which there is no private property and the government produces goods |
| Militia | a group of people who can be called to military service when something dangerous happens suddenly |
| collective farm | a large farm owned by many peasant and run by the government |
| consumer goods | products that people buy |
| Heavy Industry | the manufacturing of products, such as machines and raw materials, for use in other industries |
| Quota | a fixed amount that is the goal to be reached |
| censorship | the banning of all material; that those in power do no want people to use |
| Totalitarian State | a government in which a small group totally controls the lives of its country's citizens. |
| purge | to remove from office; to clean by getting rid of unwanted things |