History of Russia Questions
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_________ are people who have no permanent homes, moving in each season in search for food, water, and grazing land
in Georgia, the government of President _______ has been stabilizing influence after years of violence.
the Russian peoples dissatisfaction with the harsh conditions under which they lived helped to bring about the _________ that ended the rule of czars.
Name a change they enacted after Bolshevik rev. to address concerns of lower-class peasants and workers, in which Russia was named what due to provincial ethnic differences in Russian Empire?
Name the military forces that Hitler and Mussolini used to control their people.
In which camp system did Stalin murder millions of kulaks or sentenced them to labor until death?
Who was the communist leader that used the anger and mob violence of certain Russians to his advantage? Who were those Russians?
What communist party drew support from lower class poor? What slogan did they use?
Was a very outspoken senator during the Cold War warning Americans against the "red menace " and tried to expose communists and other left-wing "loyalty risks" in the U.S.
He was born with the name Iosif Vissarionovich, but he changed his name to mean "man of steel."
The last Tsar of Russia was an absolute monarch who resisted social reforms.
He was the first president to be elected in open elections
Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia make up the _ Republics.
The last soviet leader of the USSR; encouraged the growth of capitalism within his country.
A struggle between the British Empire and the Russian Empire for control of Central Asia in the 19th centuryThe largest inland sea ( is actually a salt water lake!) Prized for their caviar, most of the world's sturgeon come from this lakeLenin's secret policy was called the?
This man was the commander of the Red Army - viewing him as a rival Stalin accused him of being disloyal and he fled to Mexico where he was killed by Stalin;s spies
Stalin was the leader of the Soviet Union when The Berlin Wall fell.
After WW2, Western European countries and the US created the group called _ with the aim of combating communism; it is still in existence today.
Means "openness", refers to the opening up of the Soviet Union to western ideasRussians enjoy visiting these bathhouses, that combines sauna, steam bath and sometimes a dip in icy wateThe oldest and deepest lake in the worldNearly 30% of the Russian population own these small homes in the country used on vacations and on the weekends
The symbolic reference to the division between the East and the West; referring to the separation of the East and their decision to remain secretive and prevent Western influence from entering their countryThese Mountains stretch across the area between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea.