Russia and Soviet Union

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What kind of government did Vladimir Lenin set up when he came into power

Communist

Who did Ivan IV kill which his metal staff

His son

What was the first czar

Ivan IV

What was Ivan IV nickname

Ivan the terrible

Who took power after Lenin died

Josef Stalin

What is the most inpoartant city in the Russian region?

Keive

What is the deepest lake in the world that is in Russia

Lake baikal

What is the tallest mountain in Europe

MT. Elbrus

Who was the last dictator in the Soviet union

Mickel Gorbachev

Who gave Russia more freedom and fewer economic controls

Mikhail Gorbachev

What is the capital of Russia

Moscow

Who created the Duma

Nickolas II

What year did Vladimir Lenin take over the government

November of 1917

Russian caviar is considered?

One of the finest in the world

Who started westernization

Peter and Catherine the great

What does the government own in a communist government

Property and jobs

What is Russia's currency

Ruble

What is the biggest country in the world?

Russia

Who came into power after Ivan IV

The Romanov family

What is westernization

The process of becoming more like Western Europe and North America

What railway connects Serbia to western Russia and how long is it

Trans siberian 6,000 miles

What is the abbreviation of the Union of Soviet socialist republic?

U.S.S.R.

Which country was Russia's enemy in the Cold War

United States

Who created Russia into the U.S.S.R called the Soviet Union

Vladimir Lenin

What river is the longest river in the world that is in Russia is

Volga river

What colors are the Russian flag and what do they stand for

Whight-peace and purity Blue- faith and loyalty Red- blood lost defending

The first man to travel into space that was Russian was

Yuri A. Gargorin

When ballet was first created in Russia it was originally meant for?

the Russian royal court

In what year did the Mongols conquer Keive

1240

How many countries were created from the U.S.S.R

15

When was Ivan the 4 crowned the first czar

1547

What year did Peter the great come into power

1689

When was the first ballet school opened in Russia

1738

What year did Catherine the great take the throne

1762

What year did Russia become part of the Union of Soviet socialist republic

1922

In what year did the Soviet Union become communist

1924

In what year did the Soviet Union dismantle

1985

What percent of Russia is in Europe

25% 1/4

How long did the mongols rule Keive for

250 years

After Ivan IV died how long did Russia live through war

30 years until 1613

How many time zones are in the continental us which one do we live in

4 central

How many square miles is Russia?

6.6 million square miles

What is the average summer temp in Russia

67

What percent of forest takes up Russia

70%

What percent of Russia is in Asia

75% 3/4

What percent of Russian live in the europe part

80%

What is the Duma

A congress whose members were elected by the people

What is matryoshka

A nesting doll

What was the Cold War

A period of tension without actual warfare

Why was the Duma created

Because war broke out between the Rick and the poor


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