Where do majority of the Russian population live

Rich, black soil found in Russia’s Southern part

What does the Ural Mountains boundary

Oldest, deepest lake in the world. Located in Russia

After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the government encouraged ___ which favored the wealthy.

a territory that has long sought independence from Russia

a country controlled by another country, notably Eastern European countries controlled by the Soviet Union after World War II

a policy of reform and restructuring of the Soviet government and economy in the 1980s begun by Mikhail Gorbachev

the German philosopher who developed modern communism

During the Soviet era, disregard for environmental effects of industrialization

During the Soviet era, the government actively promotes what set of beliefs?

the title held by the ruler of Russia before 1917 revolution

part of Gorbachev's plan for reforming or "restructuring" the Soviet economy and government

A Ukrainian town where a nuclear accident occured in 1986

A Russian word meaning "forest", used to describe the northern biome that includes broad expanses of coniferous evergreen trees

a new openness in areas of politics, social issues and media

a word meaning "north" used to describe the huge and environmentally important evergreen forests found primarily in the Russian Core and Canada

the Russian ruler in the 1700s who expanded Russia's empire, including acquiring a warm water port on the Black Sea

a nineteenth-century Russian policy requiring everyone in the empire to speak Russian and to become a Christian

the trade of consumer goods not available under the government-sanctions channels

the Russian ruler in the 1600s who strengthened the military, expanded Russia's territory to make " a window on the West", and developed trade with Western Europe

Name the body of water that connects Europe to Asia

Name a waterway that links industrial cities with ports on the Baltic Sea.

What body of water, that connects to the Atlantic Ocean, allows for trade between countries in Eastern Europe and the rest of the world?

The Dinaric Alps run parallel to the coast of ____________ ?

Which region lacks surface rivers and streams and is made up of barren and rocky ground?

The conflict in the Balkan Peninsula that led to civil war in the 1990s was primarily between ___________ and Croats and Bosnians.

The Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian Empires ruled Eastern Europe until ___________.

Eastern Europe has become successful at manufacturing automobiles and _______________.

A region where political alliances are constantly splintering and fracturing based on ethnicity is known as a ________________________.

The division of a region into smaller hostile regions is known as __________________________________.

How was the political geography of Eastern Europe reshaped after the end of World War I?

When did the first Slavs migrate from Asia to Eastern Europe?

The Eastern European countries that benefited from foreign investments shortly after the fall of communism were countries ___________________________________.

How did health care systems change in Eastern European countries following the collapse of the Soviet Union?

Factories built and operated during the communist era were heavy polluters because the communist governments __________.

USSR?

Eastern European Countries that benefited from foreign investments shortly after the fall of communism were countries…..

What type of climate is found along Russia’s northern Border

What are Dachas?

Soviet Reform to create more openness between the government and citizens

Demographic Transition Stage of Eastern European Countries

Command Economy

Russia is considered a single cultural region by most geographers because

Russian dance forms is world-famous and home to the Bolshoi

Majority of Eastern Europe's Climate

In Siberia, builders have to take special precautions with their construction because of....

Biome in Russia subartic

Privatization

Where do cities develop

What do Macedonia, Serbia and Croatia have in common

Revolutionary Leader of Russia who was the first leader of the USSR

Tru about Chernobyl Except......

Trans-Siberian Railroad

conservation effort to protect marine life in the Black Sea

Socialist Realism

Demographic Transition Stage of Russia

Russian Revolution

An ______ is an area of high elevation.

Conflict among ethnic groups within a state, a country, or a region is known as _______.

A vast, level area of land that support only low-growing, vegetation-like grasses is called a ____.

A group of revolutionaries known as the _______ seized control of the Russian government in 1917.

Following WWII Czechoslovakia, Poland, Romania, Hungary, and Bulgaria were known as _______ countries of Russia.

 The _______ _______ was the rivalry and conflict between the USSR and the United States and their allies for about four decades following WWII.

What does NATO stand for?

 Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina were once one country called ________.

_______ is the rise in prices for goods and services.

 An _______ is one of a small group of people who control the government and use it to further their own goals.

The dominant religion in most of Eastern Europe is  ________.

Russia is one of the world’s leading suppliers of _________.

This mountain chain is located in parts of Slovakia, Ukraine, and Romania.

What are the two largest cities in Russia?

Effect of extreme variation in temperature and very little precipitation within the interior portions of a landmass

Ruler of Russia until the 1917 revolution; originally from Latin word Caesar, title of Roman emperors

First czar of Russia, known for cruelty and being constantly at war

A Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He Led the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917. He served as the head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 1924 and of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924.

Bolshevik revolutionary, head of the Soviet Communists after 1924, and dictator of the Soviet Union from 1928 to 1953. He led the Soviet Union with an iron fist, using Five-Year Plans to increase industrial production and terror to crush opposition

Philosopher, political economist, theorist, sociologist, and revolutionary. Often recognized as the father of communism. He believed in a classless society, and wanted to replace capitalism with an economic system in which workers would own property in common and share the wealth they produced.

Head of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991. He tried to liberate the USSR in order to improve relations with the West. He lost his power after his reforms resulted in Communist governments in eastern Europe collapsing.

Was the first President of the Russian Federation from 1991 to 1999. This era was a traumatic period in Russian history— marked by widespread corruption, economic collapse, and enormous political and social problems.

The large walled fortress in Moscow that is the center of the government of Russia

Russian President from 2000-2008. Prime Minister from 2008-present. Very popular with the Russian people. Stabilized the economy. Has cracked down on some freedoms of the people and media.

A mountain range that separates Europe from Asia

Russia's great frontier region, a vast territory of what is now central and eastern Russia, most of it unsuited to agriculture but rich in mineral resources and fur-bearing animals.

Narrow body of water that separates Russia from Alaska

A large region or administrative district in Russia similar to a state or province