Russia
What type of government did Russia have under the tsars?
monarchy
Who was the person responsible for modernizing and westernizing Russia?
Peter the Great
going across a continent
What is transcontinental
Having money or wealth to start up a business
capital
What year did the Soviet Union collapse?
in 1991
When was Christianity introduced in Kievan Rus? and who did it?
in 988
Vladimir I
name for Russian emperor
tsar
an extremely powerful nation
superpower
What group was responsible for overthrowing the Russian Monarchy?
the Bolsheviks
Who was the political leader of the Bolsheviks that overthrew the Russian Monarchy?
Vladimir Lenin
to leave a country or region
to emigrate
a peasant who is legally bound to live and work on the land of their lord
a serf
Who is the current president of Russia and Prime Minister?
Vladimir Putin and Mikhail Mishoustin
The Mongol Armies were known as what?
as the Golden Horde
the 1st east slavic state created by Vikings
Kievskaya Rus
attacking or forcing out a specific group of people
ethnic cleansing
After the Soviet Union broke apart many countries had a __________________ economy but then switched to a ________________________ economy
communist/command
capitalism/free market
What Russian tsar expanded the territory through wars
Catherine the Great
to ban or cut some of the info on radio,in films and literature. Limit free speech
to censor
What was the name of our country in 1923?
USSR