A shrinking ____________is a major problem for Russia.

Today, students have a choice of different types of schools, but the country’s economy has limited _______________ for schools.

 In the _______________ region of Ukraine, which has a majority Russian population, pro-Russians demonstrated to secede from Ukraine.

About _______________ percent of all Russians live west of the Ural Mountains.

The period of communism limited _______________ artistic expression and directed artists to glorify the government’s achievements in their works, an approach known as socialist realism.

A shrinking population is a major problem for Russia. To offset falling birthrates, there are government programs that pay monthly allowances to parents with babies and _______________ .

_______________ rates, particularly among males between ages of 25 and 45, have increased to levels that outpace new births.

During the Soviet era, education was free and _______________ .

During the height of _______________ repression, books were smuggled from Russia and printed in other languages, becoming best sellers in other countries.