Exam 3: Russia

By sending Russians to the far reaches of the Soviet Union,the Russian government hoped to consolidate its control over the various republics,and to dilute the strength of the minority ethnicities.

The most powerful group battling for control of Russia during its civil war in 1917 was called the __________,which literally meant the "larger group." The "smaller group," the __________,lost the civil war.

Various regions in __________ were used for nuclear testing and are contaminated with nuclear radiation.

Russia's __________ is a region of planned cities,industrial plants and raw material processing centers.

__________ refers to the attempt to minimize cultural differences and turn all Russian subjects into Russians,or at least to make them as Russian as possible.

The majority of Russia's population and its major industries are located __________of the Ural Mountains on the __________.

At the eastern edge of Russia's European core lie the Caucasus Mountains,which act as a natural divide between Europe and Asia.

In 2008,Russian troops entered the __________ region to support its move towards independence from __________.

Josef Stalin was a politically skilled leader who rose to power through his superior intellect and oratory.

The forced collectivization of agriculture brought about a devastating famine in 1932-33,in which between six and eight million people starved to death.

Briefly discuss the role of the Russian Orthodox Church in modern-day Russia.

Ultimately,a pure communist system would result,with __________.

After the collapse of the USSR Russian leaders tried to reverse socialism rapidly,through what they called "__________," which they knew would be painful but hoped would be brief.

Describe the impact on certain ethnic/national identities in the former Soviet Socialist Republics during the reign and after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Lake Baikal (400 miles long,50 miles wide)holds more fresh water than all the US Great Lakes together,and about twenty percent of all the fresh water on earth.

Some historians believe that Josef Stalin was poisoned and killed by __________.

With the exception of Kalmykia,the majority of the population in the southern republics of Russia follow__________.

Russia is the largest country in physical area-almost three times the size of the United States.

The eastern edge of the plain is marked by the __________,a low-lying mountain chain that crosses Russia from the Arctic Ocean to Kazakhstan.

The economic and political system of the Russian Empire was not sustainable in the modern era.