Geography, Vocab.
Much of ______ Russia experiences a humid climate.
Western
Which ruler abolished serfdom?
Alexander
Name the group of revolutionaries that seized control of the government.
Bolsheviks.
What are the 3 largest cities in Russia?
Moscow, St. Petersburg, Siberia
What is the main language in Russia?
Russian
What is the largest city in Russia?
Moscow
The Space Race was a rivalry between _______ and _____ on becoming the superior power in outer space.
Soviet Union and United States
How did the Bolsheviks reshape Russia? The remade Russia into a _____ _____.
Communist state
Russia is widely known for _____ and ______.
wooden architecture and wooden churches
Environmental problems were often _____; events like the bursting of an oil pipeline were not a great _____ in Russia.
ignored; concern
Where in Russia was the 2014 Winter Olympics was held?
Sochi, Russia
Bloody Sunday began with workers marching toward the palace to demand better ______ _______.
working conditions.
Which leader of the Soviet Union forced collectivization?
Joseph Stalin
Before the collapse of the Soviet Union, healthcare was _____ but wasteful and inefficient.
free
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, healthcare is now _____ and difficult to afford for the average working person in Russia.
expensive
Define the term czar.
Name the first Slav state.
Kievan Rus
Kievan Rus, the first Slav state, controlled _____ ______ from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea.
trade routes
Define the term inflation.
the rise in prices for goods and services
Name the famous ballet composer of Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker.
Tchaikovsky
Define the term serf.
farm laborer
Name the 4 famous Russian rulers
Ivan, Peter, Michael, & Catherine
Define the term oligarch
a member of a small ruling group the holds great power
With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the agriculture changed from _____ farming to _____ farming.
collective to individual farming
Define the term genocide
the mass murder of vast numbers of an ethnic or cultural group