Landforms
Forms part of the geographical boundary between Europe and Asia
Ural Mountains
A major exporter in this product
Oil
Period of global geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR)
Cold War
Grand Prince of Moscow and all Russia from 1533 to 1547, and the first Tsar
Ivan the Terrible
Mountain range stretching between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.
Caucasus Mountains
A vast flatland area in central Russia that stretches almost the full latitude of the country
Siberian Plains
Russia's biggest resource
Natural Gas
Accident that happened in Ukraine
Accident of Chernobyl
First Russian czar to travel to western Europe
Peter the Great
A lake called a "sea" due to its immense size, high salinity, and because ancient people historically believed it was a sea.
Caspian Sea
A lake in southern Russia that is the deepest lake in the world
Lake Baikal
The main product of the Russia's forest industry is
Timber
Era that started with the creation of the USSR
The Soviet Era
Soviet leader after Vladimir
Josef Stalin
The capital and largest city of Russia
Moscow
The longest river in Europe, flowing through central Russia and draining into the Caspian Sea
Volga River
Russia is rich in these minerals and metals
nickel, aluminum, gold, diamonds, & uranium
Many moved abroad or within the region due to conflicts and economic hardship. (ex. Turkmenistan & Uzbekistan)
Collapse of the Soviet Union
First leader of the Soviet Union
Vladimir Lenin
Peter the Great built the city of _______ which became the new capital of Russia at the time.
St Petersburg
Vast boreal forest, the largest forested region on Earth, characterized by long, severe winters and short, cool summers
Taiga
the process of consolidating individual landholdings and labor into larger, collectively owned and state-controlled farms
Collectivisation
Era where Ivan the terrible expanded Russia
Imperial Russia
Tried to reform the Soviet Economy
Mikhail Gorbachev
Empress from 1762 to 1796 who also introduced European ideas to Russia, focusing on the arts and education
Catherine the Great