Russian Culture
Russian History
Russian Cultural Regions / Geography
Central Asia / The Caucasus
Russian History II
100
What is the alphabet adopted by the Russians?
Cyrillic
100
What year did the Soviet Union collapse?
1991
100
Which cultural region is orange?
100
What is a yurt?
A movable house made of wool mats hung over a wood frame.
100
What type of government did the Soviet Union have?
Communist
200
What is the main religion of Russia?
Russian Orthodox Christian
200
This czar was a cruel and savage ruler. Who was he? What was his nickname?
Ivan IV known as Ivan the Terrible
200
This mountain chain in Russia separates Europe and Asia.
Ural Mountains
200
What was the name of the trade route between Europe and China that went through Central Asia?
The Silk Road
200
This person was the first leader of the Soviet Union.
Lenin
300
The Soviet Union sent the first artificial satellite into space in 1957. What was it called?
Sputnik
300
People who spoke out against the government were sent to these labor camps.
Gulags
300
Which cultural region is pink?
300
What is the main religion of Central Asia?
Islam
300
During World War II the Soviet Union fought with the Axis or Allies?
Allies
400
Which ethnicity makes up 80% of the Russian people?
Slavs or ethnic Russians
400
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during its collapse?
Mikhail Gorbachev
400
The name of this cultural region means "Sleeping Land." It has harsh, long winters.
Siberia
400
This is a landlocked country in the Caucasus region.
Armenia
400
Which invaders conquered Kiev and controlled Muscovy?
Mongols
500
What famous Russian composer wrote the Nutcracker and the 1812 Overture?
Peter Tchaikovsky
500
These two czars built Russia into a huge empire and world power.
Peter the Great and Catherine the Great
500
This cultural region is located on the Gulf of Finland and is known for its "White Nights."
The St. Petersburg Region
500
Name two ways that the Soviet Union affected Central Asia.
Made Russian the official language of business and government. Built railroads and irrigation projects.
500
Why did Stalin set up Communist governments in Eastern Europe?
To protect from invasion.