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| Vladimir Lenin | Leader of the Bolsheviks and first ruler of the Soviet Union |
| Bolsheviks | political group that led the October Revolution and later became known as the Communist Party |
| 5 Year Plan | economic plan created by Josef Stalin. It called for heavy industry and collectivization of agriculture |
| October Revolution | also known as the Bolshevik Revolution |
| Leon Trotsky | this man competed with Josef Stalin for control of the USSR following the death of Lenin |
| Petrograd/Leningrad | formerly known as St. Petersburg |
| Alexander Kerensky | Prime Minister of the Provisional Government in Russia in 1917 |
| Nicholas II | last tsar of Russia. He and his family were murdered in the Bolshevik Revolution |
| Revolution of 1905 | revolution that broke out after Russia's defeat in the Russo-Japanese War. The tsar was forced to create a constitution among other reforms |
| Treaty of Brest-Litovsk | agreement signed between Germany and Russia to officially recognize Russia's withdrawal from WWI |
| Red Terror | name given to the period of violence during the Russian Revolution in which labor camps were created to crush opposition |
| Josef Stalin | "man of steel" who became leader of the Soviet Union after the death of Lenin in 1924 |
| February Revolution | this revolution resulted in the abdication of the tsar and the creation of a Provisional Government in Russia |
| New Economic Policy (NEP) | Lenin's economic plan for the Soviet Union, it called for a mixed economy in which some private ownership would exist along with government control of major industries |
| Gregori Rasputin | supposed "holy man" who treated the son of tsar Nicholas II. He was disliked among the Russian people, which further caused dissatisfaction with the royal family |
