Wednesday 2/26: Russia

Good afternoon everyone, since I am out the next two classes, we will begin working on the Exam Review for the Russia test. When I return, I will go over the remaining notes..

Here is what we will begin with today. Make sure you have these definitions in your notebooks..

 # 1:

Define:

Glasnost

Perestroika

Statism

Democratic Centralism

Semi-presidential system

Slavophile

Westernizer

Rule of Law

Nomenklatura

Political Legitimacy

Asymmetric Federalism

Civil Society

Bolsheviks

Mensheviks

Shock Therapy

State Corporatism

Marxism-Leninism

Proletariat

Bourgeoisie

Five Year Plans

Collectivization

Linkage Institutions

Oligarchs

United Russia

Liberal Democrats

Communist Party of the Russian Federation

A Just Russia

Yabloko

Power Vertical

Kremlin

# 2:

Institutions/Organizations: For each institution identify their significance, how they are selected, and what powers they hold.

Duma

Federation Council

Prime Minister

President

Supreme Court

Constitutional Court

Federal Security System

Nashi

Roskomnadzor

Key People:

Mikhail Gorbachev

Nikita Khrushchev

Vladimir Lenin

Dmitri Medvedev

Vladimir Putin

Joseph Stalin

Boris Yeltsin