Rulers
Leader of the Russian Revolution
Lenin
Six territories governed by Moscow
Krais
Longest river in Europe
Volga River
Title of the rulers of Russia from 1547-1917
czar
Russians are descendants of the _________
Slavs
Was responsible for reforms that led to the fall of the Soviet Empire
Gorbachev
Ten sparsely populated areas in northern Russia
Okrug
This lake was formed where tectonic plates slowly separated
Lake Baikal
What did the people of the Soviet Union desire more than anything?
freedom
________ is colder than most capitals in Europe because it is far away from the oceans
Moscow
Created the USSR
Lenin
Large region or administrative district similar to a state or province
Oblast
World's longest/largest continuous forest
Taiga
Term which means openness
Glasnost
This lake does not provide access to an ocean and year-round world trade
Lake Baikal
Increased the president's power and moved Russia to a more centralized government
Was Yeltsin's successor
Putin
Twenty-one self-governing areas where most of the population, power, and status lives
Autonomous republics
High mountain in Russia
Mount Elbrus
Name for Russia and its satellite states during Communist rule
Soviet Union
Layer of soil beneath the surface that remains frozen year-round
permafrost
Formed the CIS to retain economic ties among former Soviet states
Yeltsin
Most Russians live in Moscow and __________
St. Petersburg
Rich soil of the European Plain
chernozim
Name for the restructuring of the Soviet system, which hasted its collapse
Perestroika
The Russian legislature
Federal Assembly