History
Who overthrew the last czar and became the first dictator of the USSR?
Vladimir Lenin
What kind of American/Canadian political division is similar to an Oblast?
State/Province
Russia's breadbasket lies upon whatever geographical feature?
Steppes
Which city is the center of Herring and Cod fishing?
Murmansk
What is the name of the ethnic minority in southern European Russia that is infamous for its elite cavalry?
Cossacks
What is an autocrat?
A ruler with no established limits on their power and authority.
What is the process of decentralizing federal powers called?
Devolution
Ural Mountains, Caucasus Mountains
What two rivers connect Moscow to Southern European Russia?
Don & Volga Rivers
Where is most of the population and cultural distinction centred in the Ural Mountains?
How many czars are there?
24
What Russian political division is similar to a territory?
Krais
What is the third most important city in Russia that lies along the Volga River?
Volgograd
What railway connects Moscow with Siberia?
Trans-Siberian Railway
Why can't Russia set up operations in the Caucasus Mountains?
Political strife between aggressive ethnic minorities.
What does U.S.S.R stand for?
The United Soviet Socialist Republic
Which Russian political division has the most autonomy?
Autonomous Republics
What is the name of the waterway that connects St. Petersburg and Moscow?
Volga-Baltic Waterway
What city is the main industrial center of the Ural Mountains.
Yekaterinburg
Kuril islands are disputed between which two countries?
Russia & Japan
What is the name of the group that the U.S.S.R dissolved into? (full name)
Commonwealth of Independent States
What is Russia's legislative branch called?
Federal Assembly
What is the name of the peninsula where Murmansk is?
Kola Peninsula
What is the name of Russia's main pacific port?
Vladivostok
What is the name of one of the Finnic groups that live in the Kola Peninsula?
Lapp, Komi, or Samoyed people