USSR

He was a dictator (1924-1953), used gulags (labor camps) to keep control.

During WWII Russia was on the same side as the US, Great Britain, and France.

Russia begins with the ____________ in the 800s, capital Kiev (modern Ukraine).

Evidence of cultural diffusion in Russia:

If Czar Ivan the Terrible was an absolute monarchy his government is classified as

This was a period of political hostility that existed between the Soviet bloc countries and the US-led Western powers from 1945 to 1991.

The Soviet Union broke up in _________, Soviet Republics became ______________ countries again.

Russia has influence in worlds affairs because it is 1 of 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council with

Today Russia is led by Vladimir Putin, involved in ongoing conflicts in _____________________ and Syria.