Geography & Early History
Russia is located in which continent(s)
What is Europe and Asia?
This side won the battle on the Kalka River
Who were the Mongols?
The founder of the Romanov Dynasty
Who was Michael Romanov?
This tsar wanted to better the lives of Russians and also make his country great; He increased the Russian Army to a size of 500,000 men.
Who was Alexander I?
The revolution in which the military tried to overthrow tsar Nicholas
What is the Decembrist Revolution?
When did Siberia become part of the Russian Empire
When is the 16th and 17th centuries?
The "Golden Horde"
What is Batu Khan's encampment on the steppe from which he led raids?
The definition of folklore
What is customs, tales, or sayings passed down by the common people from the generation to generation?
What happened after Napoleon defeated the Russians in battle in 1807?
Tsar Alexander and Napoleon made peace and became friends.
One who believes any government is bad and so works for the destruction of the government
Name one of the peoples that Russia had to defend from
Who were the Mongols/Khazars/Huns?
The title Khan means
What is ruler?
The patriarch of Moscow who started reforms on Russian religious practices
Who was Nikon?
The year in which Napoleon invaded Russia
What is 1812?
What is communism?
The meaning of the word Rus
What is "red haired"?
A juncture is
What is the place where two things join?
The tsar who began the westernization of Russia
Who was Peter the Great?
The people fled and it caught fire.
This dictator led the USSR in WW2 and purges which killed millions of people from 1934 to 1953
The saints who created the Russian alphabet
Who were St. Cyril and St. Methodius?
To rout means to
What is to completely defeat?
The tsarina who continued Peter's changes and improved Russia
Who was Catherine the Great?
What is War and Peace?
When did Communist rule over Russia come to an end?
December 25th, 1991.