Geography
What two continents is Russia a part of?
Europe and Asia
Businesses that produce military equipment and machinery called __________.
Heavy Industry
__________ covers 233,000 square miles and is about the size of Texas.
Ukraine
__________ is the current leader of Russia?
Vladimir Putin
More than 100 million people in the CIS practice ________?
Russian Orthodox Religion
Which country is mostly covered with deserts and mountains?
Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan
Businesses that produce consumer goods such as appliances and clothing are called _______________.
Light Industry
What forms the natural barrier between Europe and Asia?
Ural Mountains
_________ was the last communistic leader of Russia?
Mikhail Gorbachev
The citizens of Moscow earn what percent of Russia's income?
70%
What is the highest mountain peak in Russia?
Mt. Elbrus
Russia's social class of wealthy citizens is called the ___________.
New Russians
Before the fall of the Soviet Union, citizens in the CIS were not allowed to __________?
Practice Religion
Peter the Great's primary goal was to _______?
Modernize Russia
What are the two biggest cities in Russia?
Moscow and St. Petersburg
Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia and part of southern Russia are located in a region called the?
Caucasus Region
Mikhail Gorbachev's reform known as __________ gave Soviet citizens the right to speak out without fear of being punished.
glasnost
What brought an end to the rule of the Czars in Russia?
the Russian Revolution and the establishment of Communism
During the Russian Revolution, the Bolsheviks wanted to __________.
Establish a communist system of government
The end of communism led to what happening in the CIS?
Out-Of-Control unemployment
Which Russian land region has the largest level region in the world?
West Siberian Plain
The reform begun by Mikhail Gorbachev that permitted farmers and factory managers to make their own decisions about their businesses was called ___________.
Perestroika
Boris Yeltsin became Russia's first democratic leader in __________?
1991
As leader of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev __________.
introduced important reforms to the government
What is the name of the famous Russian folklore tale?
Baba Yaga