tsarist regime
31October Revolution — Red October redirects here. For other uses, see Red October (disambiguation). This article is about the Soviet Revolution of 1917. For other uses, see October Revolution (disambiguation). October Revolution Part of the Russian Revolution of 1917 …
32Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia — Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich Spouse Natalia Brasova Issue George, Count Brasov Full name Mikhail Aleksandrovich Romanov …
33Russian history, 1892–1917 — Radical revolutionary partiesDuring the 1890s, Russia s industrial development led to a significant increase in the size of the urban bourgeoisie and the working class, setting the stage for a more dynamic political atmosphere and the development …
34Black Hundreds — The Black Hundreds (sometimes The Black Hundreds), also known as the black hundredists (Чёрная сотня, черносотенцы in Russian, or Chyornaya sotnya, chernosotentsy ) was an antisemitic conservative movement in Russia in the early 20th century, a… …
35Kyrgyzstan — /kir gi stahn /, n. official name of Kirghizia. * * * Kyrgyzstan Introduction Kyrgyzstan Background: A Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions, Kyrgyzstan was annexed by Russia in 1864; it achieved… …
36Narodnik — Russian Populist Member of a 19th century socialist movement in Russia. In the 1860s and 70s the movement attracted intellectuals who believed that political propaganda among the peasants (narod, people ) would lead to their revolt and the… …
37Russian Revolution of 1905 — Unsuccessful uprising in Russia against the tsarist regime. After several years of mounting discontent, a peaceful demonstration was crushed by Tsar Nicholas II s troops in the Bloody Sunday massacre. General strikes followed in St. Petersburg… …
38Nazi–Soviet economic relations (1934–1941) — After the Nazis rose to power in Germany in 1933, relations between Germany and the Soviet Union began to deteriorate rapidly, and trade between the two countries decreased. Following several years of high tension and rivalry, Nazi Germany and… …
39Signals Intelligence — (SIGINT) The tsarist regime maintained a sophisticated signals intelligence capability. Both the Okhrana and the Foreign Ministry worked to break the codes of radical groups and foreign powers. A British diplomat was warned by a Russian… …
40Tradecraft — Tradecraft can best be defined as the art or science of spying. The Russian word konspiratsiya is usually rendered as “tradecraft.” Russian intelligence from the late 19th century on has generally practiced outstanding tradecraft. In the last… …
