Government
Type of government in the Eurasia republics between 1917-1991
Communism
The main religion in Russia (Branch of Christianity)
Eastern Orthodox
Rich black soil found in western Ukraine
Chernozem
Number of time zones that Russia and the Eurasia republics span
11
The deepest freshwater lake in the world
Lake Baikal
Only employer in the USSR between 1917-1991
The Communist Government
Largest country in Northern Eurasia
Russia
Permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of the ground
Permafrost
Waterway between Siberian Russia and Alaska
Bering Strait
The longest railroad in the world
Trans-Siberian Railroad
Current President of the Russian Federation
Vladimir Putin
Art form used in religious worship in Eastern Orthodox churches
Icons
Process in which productive land is turned into a desert
Desertification
Major means of travel in Russia and Eurasia
Train
Busiest waterway in European Russia
Volga River
What type of Economy would be found in the USSR between 1917-1991
Command
Site of a nuclear disaster in 1986 that continues to affect citizens
Chernobyl
Term for vast subarctic forests, mainly evergreens
Taiga
Part of Russia that is known as the "Sleeping Land"
Siberia
Worlds largest exporter of Natural Gas
Russia