Ancient Russia
Russian Revolution
Russian Leaders
Russian Geography
Hodgepodge
100
What was the first "state" that is in present-day Russia and Ukraine?
Kievan Rus
100
The Russian Revolution brought power to which political group?
Bolsheviks
100
What makes Putin's leadership authoritarian-like
He limits political opposition
100
Why is the Russian population so much greater on the Western side near other European countries?
Near water and more natural resources
100
Explain what the Cold War was like
Democracy vs Communism and an Arms Race
200
What group invaded Kievan Rus in the 1200s?
The Mongols
200
Why did so many jewish people immigrate from the Russian empire in the 1800s?
Religious prosecution
200
This was Russia's first president after the USSR collapsed
Boris Yeltsin
200
Why can't crops grow in Siberia?
Permafrost
200
What is a current day problem in Northern Eurasia?
Russia vs Ukraine War
300
What were Serfs bound to?
The land of the nobles that they worked for
300
What was the purpose of the Gulag system?
Punish political opponents
300
This was the last Tsar of Russia
Tsar Nicholas II
300
These are Russia's greatest natural resources
Oil and Gas
300
What did the Perestroika policy do?
Reduced government control over the economy.
400
What transportation did the Mongols use?
Horses
400
Explain what Communism does in an economy.
Government control over production and distributation
400
Where did Caterine the Great expand Russia's land?
Central Asia and the Black Sea
400
Why was St. Petersburg chosen as the new location for the Russian capital?
It's location near the water, specifically the Baltic sea
400
What did the Glastnost policy do?
Greater freedom of speech
500
This capital of Kievan Rus has a similar name to current capital of Ukraine
Kyiv
500
What is one reason the Russian Revolution happened
Lots of poverty and food shortages
500
Which leader moved the Russian capital to St. Petersburg at the time?
Peter the Great
500
What effect have international sanctions had on Russia’s economy?
Limited trade
500
This was the "wizard" that was friends with Tsar Nicholas II
Rasputin