A city in modern Ukraine that was home to a USSR nuclear energy plant. This city experienced an explosion that would send radioactive dust across Europe.

A thick layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year.

An imaginary barrier that divided the ideologies of Western Europe from that of Eastern Europe. (Democracy vs. Communism)

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was the name given to former Russia by the communist party (Bolsheviks) after the Russian Revolution.

A Rail Road in the southern part of Russia that extends from Moscow to Vladivostok (Siberia). This RR made it easier to transport people and resources.

The dominant religion in modern Russia.

A physical geographic feature that is responsible for the majority of food produced in Eastern Europe and Russia.

A mountainous peninsula that is home to many different ethnic groups.

A process started by Peter the Great that aimed to make ancient Russia more like their Western European neighbors.

A country created after WWI that dealt with many ethnic challenges and would later experience balkanization.

An economic process that began after the fall of communism as Russia began to introduce capitalism.

Part of Gorbachev's reforms that encouraged openness between the government & citizens.

A neutral zone territory, country, or region that serves to separate other nations from real or perceived hostilities.

When humans change something about themselves to better survive their environment.

The breaking of a region into smaller regions because of mutual hostilities(Yugoslavia).

The Russian title given to their emperor or king.

The name of a political & ideological war that occurred between the USA & the Soviet Union.

An economic system in which a country’s trade & industry are controlled by private businesses with no government interference.

A reform that was supposed to restructure the Soviet economy by allowing SOME capitalism in.

A piece of land almost surrounded by water that is typically projecting out into a body of water.

The policy introduced by Gorbachev aimed at restructuring the Soviet political and economic system.

The term used to describe the division of Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II until the end of the Cold War.

The process of transferring ownership of a business, enterprise, or public service from the government to private individuals or organizations.

Explain the TWO strategies employed by residents to design homes suitable for Siberia's extreme conditions.

Leader of the USSR during WWII and the start of the Cold War that laid out two 5 year plans to improve/industrialize the Soviet Union.

The last leader of the USSR. His reforms were meant to help maintain the USSR system, but instead aided in its collapse.

Explain why ethnic cleansing took place in the former Yugoslavia?

The last Czar or absolute monarch to rule in Russia. He was forced to abdicate his throne.

The first leader of the USSR. This person led the Bolsheviks through the Russian Revolution and introduced the ideas of communism to the people.

This is the current president of the semi-republic that exists in Russia. He has been accused of un-democratic practices during his presidency, but boasts more than 60% approval rating.

This Russia Czar is known for his attempts to modernize and westernize Russia.

A country of Eastern Europe that was controlled politically and economically by the Soviet Union was known as a...

This mountain range separates eastern and western Russia.

Russia is unique because it is located on the following two continents.

The Soviet Union was under...

Most people in Poland, Russia, Romania, Greece, and other Eastern European Countries are what Christian religion?