Physical Geography
What is the name of the large cold plain in Northern Russia?
Siberia
Name of harsh work/prison camps in Siberia created by Joseph Stalin.
Gulags
What is the economic system in Russia?
Communism
List three major Russia exports.
Natural gas, oil, timber, metal, chemicals, or crops.
What is a major export of this region?
Grapes, tea, metals, citrus, and diamond processing
Capital of Russia.
Moscow
What year did the Soviet Union collapse?
1991
Name of the satellite launched by Russian in 1957?
Sputnik
Name of the railroad that goes across Russia from East-West?
Trans-Siberian Railroad
What country is responsible for the Armenian Genocide?
Turkey
What mountain range divides Europe from Asia?
The Ural Mountains
Political group that seized power after WWI, led by Lenin.
The Bolsheviks
Main religion in Russia?
Russian Orthodox Christian Church
Name of the town AND country the worlds worst nuclear disaster took place.
Chernobyl, Ukraine
What religious group makes up the majority of Azerbaijan?
Muslims
Deepest lake in the world.
Lake Baikal
The form of the Greek alphabet the Russians use.
Cyrillic
What Russian leader led to the deescalation of the Cold War?
Mikhail Gorbachev.
What is the building complex that the Russian government rules from?
The Kremlin
Which two Caucasus countries were recently at war with each other?
Armenia and Azerbaijan
Longest river in Europe, important to the Russian economy.
What invading group conquered Kiev in 1200's?
The Mongols (Tatars)
What performing art is Russia famous for?
Ballet
What are Putins motives for invading Ukraine?
Restore USSR territory, prevent western expansion, reunite Kiev and Moscow.
Name at least two groups that ruled over the region.
Persians, Turks, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, and Mongols