The lands of this region hold valuable deposits of iron ore, uranium, gold, and coal.
What is Siberia?
100
Russia's official name is this because it comprises many different regions and territories.
What is the Russian Federation?
100
This is the type of government that Russia adopted after the fall of communism.
What is a federal republic?
100
Since the fall of communism, Russia has attempted to shift to this kind of economy.
What is a market economy?
100
Some skilled Russian workers still face this, which means they are forced tot take jobs that require lesser skills than they have.
What is underemployment?
200
A large amount of manufacturing takes place in this region.
What is Moscow?
200
This is the result of poor nutrition, alcoholism, drug abuse, and pollution throughout Russia.
What is a decline in life expectancy?
200
In a 1993 election, Russian voters approved this.
What is a new constitution?
200
These are the most important resources that can be found in the Ural Mountains.
What are minerals?
200
After communism's fall, more factories shifted to this, the production of consumer goods such as clothing and household products.
What is light industry?
300
Timber from the sprawling taiga is an important resource from this region.
What is Siberia?
300
New economic success in Russia has led to an increase in this.
What is corruption?
300
This city is the political, economic, and transportation center of Russia.
What is Moscow?
300
This river carries nearly half of Russia's river traffic and supplies water for hydroelectric power.
What is the Volga River?
300
Several ethnic groups in Russia have launched these campaigns to break away from the national government and form independent countries.
What are separatist movements?
400
This region contains many economic advantages, including manufacturing, farming, mining, and hydroelectric power.
What is the Volga and Urals?
400
This group continues to conduct terrorist attacks against the Russian government as a part of their separatist movement.
Who are Chechen separatists?
400
Many Russian politicians continue to disregard democratic practices. For instance, the courts tend to favor this kind of citizen.
What is rich and powerful?
400
This is one of several positive changes brought by Russia's new economic system.
What is the formation of new companies?
What are rising personal incomes?
What is increased access to luxury items?
400
This term refers to a social group that is neither very rich nor poor, but has enough money to buy cars, new clothing, electronics, and other luxury items.
What is the middle class?
500
This region is a major port, trading, industrial, and cultural center.
What is St. Petersburg and the Baltic?
500
This describes the relationship between Russia and its neighboring countries due to increasing Russian influence.
What is uneasy/tense?
500
The United States and other countries are concerned about Russia's current political state due to the growing power of this person.
Who is the Russian president?
500
This major Russian port stays ice-free all year because it is isolated from the country's main area.
What is Kaliningrad?
500
To encourage people to save their money, the government created this system to repay people who deposit their money in a bank if the bank goes out of business.