Russia and Soviet Union
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