A city that was built by one of the Russian czars located near Europe
St Petersburg
100
He tried to bring Russia closer to Europe both physically and culturally
What is Peter the Great
100
A system of government in which all property is publicly owned by the state and the state directs the production of all goods and services.
What is Communism
100
A Communist dictator or the USSR
What is Joseph Stalin
200
The northernmost region of Russia rich in resources and home later to prison camps for political prisoners.
What is Siberia.
200
Most Russians followed this religion from early on.
Russian Orthodox Christianity
200
The Russian leader who brought in a period of openness called glasnost and restructuring known as perestroika.
Mikhael Gorbachev.
200
An economic system in which private individuals own property.
What is capitalism or free enterprise
300
A rich agricultural region where most of the food in Russia is grown
What is steppes
300
This Russian czar expanded the borders of the princedom to protect Russia from invaders
Ivan III
300
He freed the serfs.
What is Alexander II
300
This Russian czar abandoned the throne and was eventually executed during the revolution of 1917.
Who is Nicholas II
300
Newspapers, TV, radio and books were all controlled by the government.
What is censorship
400
A sea in the southwestern region of Russia.
The Black Sea.
400
One of the early invaders of the Russian princedoms
What is the Mongolians
400
Founder of Communism....Believed that a country's wealth should be equally shares. From each according to ability to each according to need.
Who is Karl Marx
400
A series of revolutions starting in 1905 and ending in 1917 in which people rose up against the authoritarian czar.
What is russian revolution.
400
A period of openness characterized by new some freedoms, such as ability to worship, open a small business, publish articles and books critical of the government.
What is glasnost.
500
The highest mountains in Russia
What is the Caucuses
500
One of the earliest princedom in Russia
Muscovy
500
First Communist Leader of the USSR
Who is Vladmir Lenin
500
Russia was founded on idealist principles of sharing the wealth. In reality, it became a state in which the government had total power over private and public life.