Russia Review

1. System of government put into place by Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks in 1917.
2. This is the name given to the Asian part of Russia.
5. Lake __________ is the world's deepest body of freshwater.
10. __________ Christianity is most commonly associated with Russia.
11. The dominant ethnic group of Russia.
13. This ecosystem is the world's largest forest.
14. This ecosystem is always cold and is literally a frozen desert.
15. This "Great" ruler united the Russian people and built the Kremlin.
17. These mountains separate Asia and Europe.
19. This "Great" ruler modernized Russia's trade and military.
20. Vladimir ___________ is Russia's leader today.
22. Ivan the ________ was Russia's first czar.

1. A Russian king between the years 1547 - 1917
3. Russia is the world's largest country in terms of ________
4. Russia's last czar who was executed in 1917.
6. The ability to speak more than one language
7. Russia's first communist dictator in 1917.
8. Russia's capital city is _____________.
9. Russia's most important river is the ________.
12. Russia's dictator during WWII - one of the world's most evil leaders ever.
16. This river forms the border between Russia and China.
18. 85% of Russia's people live in the _________ half of the country.
21. Dark, fertile soil found in western Russia