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Nationalities - themes
Theme Alexander II Alexander III Nicholas II PG Lenin Stalin Khrushchev
Economy - Poland High tariffs were imposed 400,000 workers went on GENERAL – In July 1917 1920-1921 trade GENERAL – Khrushchev’s
on Polish goods which strike over demands for the PG established the blockade on Poland. On the Rehabilitation of
made it difficult for polish independence. ministry of nationalities Led to high inflation, Deported People 1957 –
businesses to compete in which was tasked with food shortage, and a allowed many groups
the Russian market. promoting the interests decline in industrial who had been deported
of nationalities. production. Led to a in the period 1941 to
Also had a plan of sharp depreciation of 1945 to return to their
federalisation which the Polish złoty. homelands. Groups
would’ve granted Poland found it harder excluded – Volga
significant autonomy to to import goods and Germans and the
the different regions and pay off foreign debts. Meshetians
nationalities.
This was in response
to Poland pushing
back the invasion of
the red army.
Economy – Finland Russians were given the Finland were the only
right to purchase land in country on the soviet pre-
Finland. ww2 boarder to retain
democracy and a market
economy during the Cold
War.
Economy – Satellite Establishment of COMECON Comecon investment
states – prioritised the needs of the program - 1959 -
soviet union over its member coordinate economic
states. the Soviet Union used cooperation between the
COMECON to secure SU and satellite states.
resources and raw materials Through this program, the
from the other member Soviet Union provided
states, while restricting their funding and resources to
access to Western markets. the satellite states,
including investments in
heavy industry and
infrastructure projects.
E.G construction of the
Trabant automobile
factory in east Germany
built with this investment
– Trabant car
Economy – Ukraine Ukraine was a very important Warm water sea ports in Ukraine was hit hard
and the caucus grain producing area for Russia, Ukraine – port of Odessa by forced
peasants were aware of this – railway created to requisitioning during
and resisted any change they connect it to the rest of the civil war under the
didn’t like. the empire – essential to policy of war
maintaining naval power communism. 1921-
and expanding trade 1922 famine caused 2
Peasants in Ukraine experience
interests. million deaths in
the emancipation in 1866 and
Ukraine.
resisted taxes by hiding
, Nationalities - themes
livestock and themselves.
Resisted with the practice of
shrinking which is where they
would deliberately reduce the
quantity or quality of work.
Economy - Asia Stolypin pushed for Khrushchev involved
greater migration to the himself in the Asian
area to accommodate for Nationalities' affairs
peasant demands. Steppe through the Virgin Land
Statute 1891 gave 40 Scheme
acres of land to peasants
settling in central asia.
Political – Poland Poland granted limited Polish autonomy was Boycotts of the Russian Treaty of Riga signed By 1952, with the imposition The Polish Thaw –
autonomy in the form of a abolished. Duma elections as part of in 1921 and ended the of a Soviet style constitution, Gomułka – promised a
Kingdom of Poland in 1867. a larger struggle for Polish Polish-Soviet war. Poland was officially more human and
Had its own constitution, independence. These established the renamed the People’s democratic socialism –
government and military but were brutally repressed. borders between Republic of Poland. relaxation of censorship –
still had to pay taxes to Russia. Poland and Soviet Ashes and Diamond 1958
Russia - Poland gained by Andrez Wajda –
Polish–Soviet border
significant territory in amnesty for political
agreement of August
east, including parts prisoners in 1956
1945 with the new,
Ukraine and Belarus -
internationally recognized
also granted
Polish Provisional October 1956, Wladyslaw
significant autonomy
Government of National Gomulka was released
to the Belorussian and
Unity on 16 August 1945 from prison to take over
Ukrainian Soviet
the leadership of Poland.
Socialist Republics
within the Soviet
Union.
Political – Baltics the Provisional 1936 constitution allowed
Government's political these regions to be
instability and lack of integrated into Russian
control over the Russian government.
military led to a power
vacuum in the Baltic
region, which was quickly
filled by German forces.
Political – Finland The Finnish Diet was accepted From 1891 Russians were Bobrikov appointed In 1920, the two Finland maintained
as a semi- independent appointed to the Finnish governor general of countries signed the political neutrality but
government. Civil Service. Finland and Finnish Treaty of Tartu, which tensions still remained –
Finland was granted judges and police officers established their 1961 – Note Crisis – SU
autonomous status in 1863, could be dismissed if mutual borders and demanded Finland to no
which allowed the country disloyal to the tsar. pledged cooperation co-operate with the West
on a range of issues, especially with NATO –
to have its own parliament,
including trade and Finland refused to comply
legal system, and Imperial Manifesto 1899
transportation. with demands.
administrative structure. – tsar could bypass the
However, the treaty
Finnish Diet and impose
also included clauses
legislation
that required Finland
to disarm and limit its
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