Name the city that the first Russian state centered around.
Kiev
200
What city represents Russia's desire for Western ideas?
St. Petersburg
200
Name the smallest of the Caucasus countries.
Armenia
300
Name the body of water located off the coast of Siberia.
Sea of Okhotsk
300
Name the form of the Greek alphabet used in Russia today.
Cyrillic
300
Name the primary seaport and fishing center in the Russian Far East.
Vladivostok
300
Where are most cities in Siberia located?
Along the Trans-Siberian Railroad
300
What is Azerbaijan's economy based on?
Oil
400
The Caucasus Mountains form a border between Russia and _____________________ and ______________________.
Georgia, Azerbaijan
400
Who were the Bolsheviks?
The radical Communist group that took over Russia in the Russian Revolution.
400
What two things have caused many deaths in the Russian republic of Chechnya?
Fighting and terrorism
400
What is the Federal Assembly?
The elected president and legislature which govern the Russian Federation.
400
What government body is appointed to run each government of the Caucasus countries today?
A prime minister
500
Name the two continents that meet in Russia's Ural Mountains.
Europe and Asia
500
When was Mikhail Gorbachev the leader of the Soviet Union?
During the fall of the Soviet Union.
500
How has Russia's economy changed as the country moved toward democracy?
It began shifting to a market economy with reduced government controls and privately owned businesses. Economic growth has occurred, however, most of the wealth is in the hands of a small number of people.
500
Identify Russia's six culture regions.
Moscow, St. Petersburg, Volga, Urals, Siberia, and the Russian Far East
500
How are the countries of the Caucasus region similar?
Countries in the Caucasus region are all former Soviet republics and have similar governments.