A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 BUR | Russian, Barak Usilennogo Rezhima, reinforced security barracks. |
| Caucasus | A region that includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and a small portion of southern Russia |
| Estonians | People from Estonia, a country on the Baltic Sea in northeastern Europe, a Soviet republic from 1940-1991 |
| Gram | A measure of weight in the metric system equal to about 1/30 of an ounce. There are 25-30 grams in a typical slice of bread. |
| Gulag | Forced labor camp in the former USSR |
| Hussars | Light cavalrymen with rifles, swords and pistols. |
| Kilo | A kilogram. A measure of weight in the metric system equal to one thousand grams. |
| Kilometer | A measure of length in the metric system equal to 3,280.8 feet or 5/8 of a mile |
| Kolkhoz | A collective farm of the former USSR |
| Kopek | A coin worth 1/100 of a ruble. |
| Kasha | A mush made from coarse cracked buckwheat, barley, millet, or wheat. |
| Kulak | Rich peasants who were considered oppressors by the communists and who were penalized with finesor the confiscation of their property |
| Lag | A convict who has been transported or sentence to penal servitude. |
| Latvia | A Baltic Sea country in northeastern Europe; a soviet republic from 1940-1991 |
| Lithuania | A Baltic Sea country in northeastern Europe; a soviet republic from 1940-1991 |
| Moldavia | A soviet republic in southeastern Europe from 1940-1991, when it declared its independence and changed its name to Moldavia. |
| OGPU | Russian, Ob'edineennoe Gosudarstvennoe Politichesko Upravlenie Rezhima; literally, "Unified State Political Adminstration" known as the secret police. |
| Oprichniki | Member of an imperial Russian police force; Ivan the Terrible's palace guards. |
| Patronymic | A name derived from that of a father or other male ancestor. EX: Ivan Denisovich=Ivan, son of Denis |
| Pood | Slightly more than 36 lbs. |
| Ruble | A unit of currency. Since the ruble circulated only within the Soviet Union, which arbitrarily assigned value relative to foreign currencies, difficult to state its worth in relation to the dollar during its time. |
| Skilly | Thin, watery porridge, gruel, or soup, used in prisons and workhouses. |
| Screw | A prison guard. |
| Stakhanovite | An unusually productive worker, named for coal miner Aleksei Stakhanov who was reported to have cut 102 tons of ocal in a single shift. |
| Taiga | Swamy coniferous forest of Siberia beginning where the tundra ends. |
| Tartar | A native inhabitant of Tartary of Mongolic or Turkic origin; a person of irritable, violent, or intractable temper. |
| Ukraine | A country in eastern Europe, a Soivet republic from 1922-1991 |
| Valenki | Knee-length felt boots for winter wear. |
| Zeks | Prisoners in the gulags. |
| Buynovski | Captain in the Navy, shared bunk with cesar |
| Tyurin | Gang Boss 104, discharged from the army for being the son of a kulak |
| Shukhov | Main character, 40 years old, in prison for spying, hardworking, been in prison for 8 years, helps his gang members |
| Alyoshka | baptist, prays every day, will do what ever anyone tells him to do, shares bunk with Shukhov |
| Caesar | Rich, doesn't do normal work, get to wear special clothing, always gets packages, |
| Kilgas | One of the top two workers in gang 104. Stole prefab with Shukov |
| Fetyukov | Always gets caught scrounging for things |
| Volkovoy | Security chief of camp, not liked by prisoners or guards |
| Der | Prisoner who works as chief building foreman, treats prisoners like dogs |
| Pavlo | runs gang 104 under Tyurin, getes extra food, tells gan what to do |
| Gopchik | Youngest member of gang 104, looks at Shukhov like a father |
| Senka | Deaf member of gang 104, quiet, loyal |
| Tarter | Warder, never changes his mind, threatens Shukhov with the cooler. |
| Tzar Nicolas II | Ruler of the Russian Empire at the end of 19th century. |
| What was unusual about Stalin's appearance as a boy? | face had pock marks, one arm shorter than the other, yellow eyes, only 5'4" |
| Vladimir Lenin | First leader of the Bolshevik movement |
| What does Stalin mean? | man of steel |
| What occured on February 1917? | St. Petersburg was take over by the Bolsheviks and the Romanof dynasty ended. |
| How did Stalin's personality change during the civil war? | became a leader in Russia |
| What changes occured in Russia due to the Bolsheviks? | Russia first communist state churches destroyed priests mocked food becomes scarce |
| What was the result of the collective farm system? | half cattle slaughtered by peasants causing famine and the death of 5 million |
| What was the result of failing to meet production? | Prison, loss of job |
| What emotion did Stalin wanted to create through the gulags? | terror, fear, hard work |
| How did Stalin use propaganda to his advantage? | Made it appear that he is the reason for all the good. |
| What happened to the educated, especially writers and artists, under Stalin? | convicted as traitors then sentenced to death or gulag |
| What event severed Stalin's last link with reality? | death of his wife, people believed he killed her or paid someone to do so |
| What is the fate of prisoners of war during WWII? | sent to labor camps, considered scapegoat and called spies |
| Why were the returning soldiers sent to work camps? | Stalin was afraid they would revolt due to what they saw while they were in Europe. |
| When and how did Stalin die? | 1953, had paralizing stoke, died a couple days later |
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