Question

a little research

1. who is the founder of communist russia in 1917? who the czar that he overthrew?
2. what was russia renamed in 1922? u.s.s.r. stand for? how many soviet republics were there in the ussr?
3. what were stalins five year plans?
4. what were the great purges that stalin implemented? how many people were estimated to have been “purged”?
5. when did the soviet union fall? who was the last soviet premier? who was the first president of russia?

china

1. who led the communist revolution in china?
2. what is the name of the chinese government today? who is the leader of china today? what is his title.
3. around what years did chinas economy begin to grow?
4. today, the chinese still owns in major industries. government planners control many key decisions. still, china allows far more economic than in the past. such changes have given a tremendous to chinas economy.

Explanation:

1. The founder of Communist Russia in 1917 was Vladimir Lenin. He overthrew Tsar Nicholas II.
2. In 1922, Russia was renamed the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.). There were 15 Soviet republics in the USSR.
3. Stalin's Five - Year Plans were a series of centralized economic plans aimed at rapidly industrializing the Soviet Union and collectivizing agriculture.
4. The Great Purges were a series of political repressions in the Soviet Union carried out by Stalin. Estimates of those "purged" range from hundreds of thousands to over a million.
5. The Soviet Union fell in 1991. The last Soviet premier was Nikolai Ryzhkov (though Mikhail Gorbachev was the last General Secretary and leader in a broader sense). The first president of Russia was Boris Yeltsin.

For China:

1. Mao Zedong led the Communist revolution in China.
2. The name of the Chinese government today is the People's Republic of China. As of July 2024, the leader is Xi Jinping, and his title is President of the People's Republic of China.
3. China's economy began to grow significantly from around 1978 with the start of the reform - and - opening up policy.
4. Today, the Chinese state - owned enterprises still own key parts in major industries. Government planners control many key decisions. Still, China allows far more economic freedom than in the past. Such changes have given a tremendous boost to China's economy.

Answer:

1. Vladimir Lenin; Tsar Nicholas II
2. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.); 15
3. Centralized economic plans for industrialization and agricultural collectivization
4. Political repressions; Estimates vary (hundreds of thousands - over a million)
5. 1991; Nikolai Ryzhkov (Mikhail Gorbachev in a broader sense); Boris Yeltsin

China:

1. Mao Zedong
2. People's Republic of China; Xi Jinping; President of the People's Republic of China
3. 1978
4. state - owned enterprises; freedom; boost