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Russia sees this organization as a threat to their sovereignty
What is NATO?
Leader of Revolution of 1917 who established the world's first communist state
In 2008, Russia invaded this country
What is Georgia?
Founded in 1954, this organization is Russia's main security agency
What is the KGB?
Founded in 1999, this party currently holds the majority of seats in the State Duma
What is United Russia?
Parliamentary institution which was a key part of Russia's first steps towards democracy and is a key part of Russia's political system
What is Duma?
In 2017, late night TV show host Stephen Colbert met with this Russian Oligarch
Who is Mikhail Prokhorov?
This region of land was annexed from Ukraine by Russia after the Revolution of Dignity
What is Crimea?
Prior to his presidency and during his tenure as a KGB agent, Vladimir Putin met this Western politician as an undercover spy
Who is Ronald Reagan?
Introduced by Stalin in the 1920s, these central economic programs aimed to industralize Russia and boost agricultural production
What are the Five-Year Plans?
This Soviet system ensured the appointment of loyal party members to key governmental positions
What is Nomenklatura?
Who is known for the policies of Glasnost and Perestroika which played a key role in the dissolution of the Soviet Union
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
This geopolitical alliance was formed in response to NATO during the Cold War era
What is the Warsaw Pact/Eastern Bloc/Soviet Bloc?
This is the organization responsible for Russia's federal space agency
What is Roscosmos?
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia began a period of reform through this system
What is a market economy?
Informal networks of patronage and favoritism which intertwine business, politics, and bureaucracy
What are clientelistic networks?
After Putin served a constitiutional limit of two consecutive terms, this person became the President of Russia, as Putin assumed the role of Prime Minister
Who is Dmitry Medvedev?
This former NSA IT consultant has been in exile in Russia ever since 2013
Who is Edward Snowden?
DAILY DOUBLE!! In June of 2023, this group led an armed rebellion against the Putin regime
Who are the Wagner Group?
Overreliance on this sector leaves the Russian economy heavily reliant upon it and therefore vulnerable to fluctuation
What is the oil and gas sector?
DAILY DOUBLE!! In April 2021, after a referendum, Putin signed into law constitutional amendments, potentially extending his presidency until this year
What is 2036?
This oil magnate and CEO of Rosneft is considered the "de fact deputy" of Vladimir Putin
Who is Igor Sechin?
DAILY DOUBLE!! Russian KGB allegedly poisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny using this popular KGB nerve agent
Novichok
This term is used to describe the members of Russian government offices who Putin has made "men of power" due to past position in groups like the KGB or FSB
What is Siloviki?
Boris Yeltsin along with many other Russians struggle from this
What is alcoholism?