Nature and stuff
This is the national symbol of Russia
The brown bear
He modernized Russia and founded the city of Saint Petersburg
Peter the Great
Russia's capital and largest city
Moscow
This war happened between the US and the Soviet Union after World War II
The Cold War
The catastrophic explosion at the power plant in this place hurled ten tons of radioactive material into the air
Chernobyl
Is a lake over 5,300 feet deep
Baikal
The nickname (or surname) given to Yaroslav, after Kievan Rus became the largest state in Europe under his leadership.
Yaroslav the Wise
Their national symbol is the wild takhi
Mongolia
This Revolution brought Vladimir Lenin to power in Russia
The October Revolution
This is the national symbol of Ukraine
tryzub
These Marshes are Europe's largest wetlands
Pripet
This Railway connects Moscow with Vladivostok on Russia's Pacific Coast
Trans-Siberian
The capital of Ukraine
Kiev
This was the setting for Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace
Napolean's 1812 invasion of Russia
This man was honored as the Marshall of Finland for his leadership in resisting Russia during the Winter War
Gustaf Mannerheim
Lapland is a region north of the---- circle in Finland
The Arctic Circle
These Mountains separate Europe from Asia
Ural
Capital of Poland
Warsaw
A terrorist group that the United States overthrew from Afghanistan in 2001
The Taliban
Mongolia's festival in which athletes compete in archery, horse-riding, and wrestling
Naadam
The white-tailed eagle
What is the national symbol of Poland?
An ancient tradition of Finland, whereby public and private lands may be used without permission or cost
Everyman's Right
The capital of Kazakhstan
Astana
Over 3 million Ukrainians died in this famine caused by Joseph Stalin
Holodomor
This was the name for the type of reforms introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev to overhaul the Soviet Union
perestroika