January Insurrection. 1863-4. Unsuccessful Polish revolution vs Russia.

Jassy, Treaty. 1792. Ends Russo-Turkish war. Russia gains Crimea.

Jena-Auerstadt, Battles. 1806. Napoleonic victories over Prussians led to fall of Berlin.

Junkers. Prussian landowner class. Dominated admin., military.

Kadet. 1905-17. Russian moderate party in Duma.

Kaliningrad. 1946- On site of Königsberg, destroyed 1945. Russian enclave surrounded by Poland, Lithuania.

Kamenev, Lev. 1883-1936. Russian Bolshevik leader in Triumvirate with Stalin, Zinoviev, 1922-. Executed in Purge.

Kandinsky, Wassily. 1866-1944. Russian/French. First pure nonfigurative abstract painter. Influenced by Anthroposophy. Blaue Reiter 1903.

Karelia. 1710 Russian. 1917 Finland. 1923 Autonomous Karelian SSR. 1940 USSR. 1946 Russian SSR.

Katyn Affair. 1940 massacre of Polish officers by Russian troops discovered 1943. Denied, blamed on Nazis. Ignored by Allies. Soviets admit responsibility, 1992.

Kazakstan. 8C Turkik settlers. 13C Golden Horde. 1798 Russia. 1910-85 Russification. 1925 Kazak SSR. 1991 Independent. CIS.

Kellerman, François. 1735-1820. French general. Defeated Prussia at Valmy, 1792, saving Revolutionary France.

Kerensky, Aleksandr. 1881-1970. Russian Revolutionary leader. Prime Minister 1917. Liberal Socialist Provisional government.

Khazar. 6C-965. Turkish empire in SE Russia.

Kirgizstan. Russian. 1926 Autonomous republic. 1936 USSR. 1991 CIS.

Kolin, Battle. 1757. Austrian victory forced Prussia to abandon Bohemia.

Königgrätz, Battle. 1866. Ended 7 Week War. Left Prussia dominant over Germany. = Sadowa.

Kornilov, Lavr. 1870-1918. Russian general. Kerensky’s Commander-in-Chief, 1917. Failed coup vs Kerensky. Led Anti-Bolshevik White Army.

Korolyov, Sergei. 1906-66. Russian scientist. Designed first satellite, first spacecraft.

Kosygin, Aleksey. 1904-80. Russian Prime Minister 1964- with Brezhnev.

Kremlin. 1156 walled city. Moscow Imperial Palace to 1712. Now houses Russian government.

Kropotkin, Pyotr. 1842-1921. Russian revolutionary, anarchist.

Krylov, Ivan. 1769-1844. Russian satirical writer. Fables 1809.

Kuchuk Kainarji, Treaty. 1774. Ottomans restore Black Sea ports to Russia. Independent Crimea.

Kulikovo, Battle. 1380. Russia defeats Golden Horde, ending Tatar rule.

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