Self-glossing Russian Leaders
This is the name for a early ruler of Russia.
Tsar or Czar
He's not a Beatle, but he led the Revolution at the beginning
V I Lenin
This is the name of the tense times between the USSR and the US of A after WWII
Cold War
This is the fancy French word that means two sides actually talking.
Detente
The first democratically elected President of Russia, and he stood on a tank
Boris Yeltsin
This was the Russian Leader that made Russia a regional power. They also might have gone mad later in life.
Ivan the Terrible
This "Man of Steel" probably derailed any shot Russia had at real socialism or communism. Just don't say it to loudly.
Joseph Stalin
The US kicked off its 1-upmanship with USSR by being the first to have one of these things that I swear they would never actually use...
Atomic (Nuclear) Weapon
This favorite of Mr. Paul laid the groundwork for the fall of the USSR
Mikhail Gorbachev
The leader that ended most of the positive changes in Russia
Vladimir Putin
This was the Russian Leader that wanted to bring Russia up to European standards and might have enjoyed Jimmy Buffet.
Peter the Great
This is the English name for the Bolshevik Coup, that might have taken place in November
Red October
The USSR hit the US in their ego by being the first of the two to do these two far out things.
Send a satellite into space and send a man into space
These are the two Russian words that helped speed up the end of the USSR
Glasnost and Perestroika
This country was promised peace in exchange for nukes
Ukraine
This leader made Russia a true world power but left the serfs in the dust.
Katherine the Great
This German economist, literally wrote the book on Communism
Karl Marx
The US and USSR might not have fought each other, but they fought by proxy in these two wars.
Vietnam and Korea
This event in another European country was the first event of the fall of the USSR
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Ronald Reagan did this to help Russia stop competing with the US
Outspent them on weapons
This leader might have just been a puppet that, with all their family, took all the blame for Russian failings.
Tsar Nicolas
These were the names of the Russian "Superman's" plans to modernize Russia
The 5 Year Plans
This was the name Churchill gave to the Russian Empire in Eastern Europe
Iron Curtain
The 6th largest navy, for a while
Pepsi
The name for the Russian billionaires that run the country. Or maybe the US ones...
Oligarchs