Russia History
Russians main language
Russian
Russia's current president
Putin
How have Siberians adapted to the cold?
coats, jackets, heavy clothes
In 2000, Russia's form of government was what?
democracy
In 1960, what was the Soviet Unions form of government?
communism
Russian writer who was sent to the gulags?
Solzhenitsyn
What do Russia's long, cold winters affect?
crops
Slavs
Ongoing violence and conflict in Russia is related to what?
ethnic differences
Leader who led Bolsheviks to victory
Vladimir Lenin
Why is eastern Russia so sparsely populated?
harsh climate, cold
How have nomadic groups moving throughout Russia affected the region?
variety of languages spoken
Russia is a federation of states that operates as a what?
unitary system
What did the Russian writer who was sent to the gulags do?
exposed Russian communism
Two most populated cities in Russia
Moscow, St. Petersburg
What did the US have to overcome when Russia switched governments?
history of spying and distrust
What country was once part of the Soviet Union?
Ukraine
When was Lenin first elected president?
2000
Where are most urban centers in Russia found?
west
What influenced the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991?
they had once been independent nations