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Russia

Largest Country in the World Spread across continents of Europe and Asia Population 148 Million Many Russians moving from rural areas to

cities and towns

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Czars ruled for hundreds of years

Two Czars that expanded Russia’s territory and tried to make Russia more like Europe were Peter I and Catherine II

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Soviet Union Communist

country formed in 1922 including Russia and most territories of the old Russian Empire

Ended in 1991

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Joseph Stalin

Dictator of the Soviet Union in the late 1920s

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Artic Ocean Body of

water bordering Russia to the North QuickTime™ and a

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Caspian Sea World’s

largest inland body of water

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Kamchatka Peninsula Finger of

land jutting into the Pacific Ocean

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Caucasus Mountains Mountain

range in southwest Russia QuickTime™ and a

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Volga River River that

handles one half of Russia’s River traffic QuickTime™ and a

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Siberia

Asian part of Russia Large areas of Tundra and Tiaga

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West Siberian Plain

World’s largest area of flat land

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Moscovy Small territory

which grew and became Russia

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Eastern Orthodox Christianity

Religion of most of the Russian people

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The Hermitage

One of Russia’s most famous Museums Found in St. Petersburg

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Commonwealth of Independent States

Term used for Russia and other new independent republics

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