Geography
Which ocean lies north of Russia?
Arctic Ocean
Russia's greatest export is
Oil/Fuel
What is the largest ethnic group in Russia?
Russians
The current president of Russia is
Vladimir Putin
Russia was previously known as
The USSR
The Capital of Russia is
Moscow
The Russian Currency is known as the
Ruble
The most practiced religion in Russia is
Russian Orthodox
How many branches does the Russian government have?
Three
The Bolshevik revolution in 1917 led to the rise of this prominent Russian figure
Vladimir Lenin
The eastern tundra area of Russia is known as
Siberia
Russia's greatest import is
Industrial Machinery
The population of Russia is about how many people?
150 million people (Give or take 10 million)
Which Soviet leader helped to end the Cold War?
Gorbachev
Ukraine
Which continent(s) is Russia in?
Europe AND Asia
Is Russia in the top 10 countries by GDP?
No! It has the 11th greatest GDP
Most of the population of Russia is concentrated where? (North/East/South/West)
West
What is the name of one of Putin's greatest political opponents?
Alexei Navalny
The secret police force in the USSR was known as the
KGB
The second largest city in Russia by population is
St. Petersburg
Boris Yeltsin used THIS to transition from a centralized economy to a market based one
Shock Therapy
Is the population of Russia increasing?
No, Since the 1990s, Russia's death rate has exceeded its birth rate
State Duma or Federation Council
Name one of the two forms of political reform that took place within the Communist party under Gorbachev
Perestroika or Glasnost