Russia Vocabulary

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tribute

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Payment made by one state or ruler to another, especially made by force

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serf

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a worker bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate

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noble

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belonging to a group with high social or political status; aristocratic

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tsar

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an emperor of Russia

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sanction

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actions taken by a nation to force another nation to make an international agreement, typically in the form of restrictions on trade

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corruption

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dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery

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feudal

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system where the nobility owned lands and serfs were obliged to live on their lord's land and give him labor and farm goods

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tundra

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a vast, flat treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen

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dynasty

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a line of hereditary rulers of a country

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plague

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a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and kills many people