Study Guide
Siberia is a vast area with _________.
What is harsh climate?
An emperor and ruler
What is Czar?
About 80% of Russians belong to
What is Slavs group?
Greek alphabet adopted by Russia
What is Cyrillic?
The first city that Russians centered around
What is Kiev?
He was a cruel and savage ruler called _______
What is Ivan the Terrible - Ivan IV?
The longest single rail line in the world
What is Trans Siberian Railroad?
The primary seaport and fishing center in the Russian Far East
What is Vladivostok?
Factories that process metal ores
What is Smelters?
They were Mongol invaders that conquered Kiev in the 1200s
What is Tatars?
What is Mikhail Gorbachev?
A vast forest of evergreen trees south of the tundra
What is Taiga?
The main religion in Russia
What is Orthodox Christianity?
An area that reflects Russian desire for beautiful western ways
What is St. Petersburg?
The jewel of Siberia
What is Lake Baikal?
The two continents that form Eurasia
What is Europe and Asia?
The capital of Russia and where most Russians live
What is Moscow?
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union was a
What is Super Power?
A Muslim area where much conflict is found with people wanting independence
What is Chechnya?
The Soviet Union became communist under _______ and _______.
What is Lenin and Stalin?
A body of water located off the coast of Siberia
What is Sea of Okhotsk?
A radical Russian communist group
What is Bolsheviks?
The Russian federation is governed by and __________ and the ____________.
What is elected President and Federal Assembly?
What is Siberia?
The Caucasus Mts. border _______, _________, and ___________.