Communist Party of the Soviet Union

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the founding of the bolshevik faction?1903, following the split in the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
2. What is the october revolution date?November 7, 1917 (October 25, old style)

Democratic Centralism: A principle of party organization where members are free to discuss policy issues internally, but are required to maintain total unity and obedience once a final decision is reached.
Marxism-Leninism: The official state ideology of the Soviet Union, which combined the economic theories of Karl Marx with the revolutionary political strategies and organizational methods developed by Vladimir Lenin.
Command Economy: An economic system in which the central government, rather than market forces, makes all decisions regarding the production, distribution, and pricing of goods and services throughout the nation.
Glasnost: A policy of political openness introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s, which aimed to increase transparency in government institutions and allow for greater freedom of speech and public criticism.