GLOSSARYBlack Hundreds — A violent right-wing faction of ultranationalists that adamantly opposed the Russian Revolution of 1905 and shared anti- Semitic, monarchist, and Orthodox views.
Brest Fortress — The site of a fierce World War II standoff between Red Army soldiers and German forces in Brest, Belarus.
Caucasian — Refers to populations originating from the Southern Caucasus region.
Collectivization — A Stalin-era policy whose goal was to convert and consolidate privately owned farms and plots of land into collective agricultural producers.
Elektrichka (s.) / Elektrichki (pl.) — Local or regional trains that travel shorter distances than the national railroad. They are also ticketed differently: Whereas one must give one’s name and passport when buying rail tickets, elektrichki ma
