Who is the current president of Russia and what is his party?
Vladimir Putin, United Russia
100
List three domestic issues of Russia.
Declining Life Expectancy
Declining Birthrate
Violence
100
What year was the Russian revolution in which the tsar was replaced by a provisional government led on by revolutions of the Bolsheviks. (When did tsar autocracy rule become USSR)
1917
100
Describe the location of Russia
North Eastern Europe / Northern Asia
100
What are the colors of the Russian flag?
Red, white, and blue
200
What are the two houses of the legislative branch? Must give name of each.
Federations council (upper house)
State Duma (lower house)
200
What is the most common religion in Russia?
Russian Orthodox church
200
What year did the USSR collapse and split into 15 Republics including the Russian Republic?
1991
200
Name two popular exports from Russia
Machinery and Equipment
Natural Gas
Oil
Petroleum
Chemicals
Timber
Coal
200
How many rubles equals 1 U.S. dollar?
32 rubles.
300
What leader made it difficult for an opposition party to take initiative and influence?
Vladimir Putin
300
Name the three main ethnic groups of Russia
Russian
Tatar
Ukrainian
300
What Soviet Union leader was responsible for it being a major world power?
Joseph Stalin
300
What year was the disaster at Chernobyl?
1986
300
Gorbachev's openness policy as he released control of the media and economy.
Glasnost
400
Russia sided with what two countries in blocking United Nations Security Council approval for the invasion of Iraq?
France and China
400
What percentage of the population lives in absolute poverty?
20%
400
Who was the last leader of the Soviet Union?
Mikhail Gorbachev
400
What percentage of water pollution exists in Russia?
50 %
400
What is the political movement that Gorbachev put in place to reform the Communist Party of the Soviet Union? Its literal meaning is "restructuring."
Perestroika
500
Speech by Khrushchev denouncing the Soviet leader Stalin to a closed session of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Speech was the nucleus of a
de-Stalinization campaign.
Khrushchev's Secret Speech
500
What is the capital of Russia?
Moscow
500
What is the difference between the Mensheviks and the Bolsheviks regarding socialism?
The Mensheviks held the ideals of the original Marxist ideology and the Bolsheviks followed Lenin.
500
Whats the worlds largest country in total area?
Russia
500
Name for Soviet Union Communist Part leaders who held administrative positions in various activities and are approved by the party leaders.