Across
- 1. Old Capital of Russia built by Peter the Great
- 3. Capital of the Siberia Region and became famous for its role in the field of science. The Academic town of Novosibirsk is famous all over the world as one of the biggest Russian science centers. 14 most prestige universities of the country are located here
- 7. City that used to be called Stalingrad and during WWII the casualties amounted to around 2.2 million, making it the bloodiest battle that had ever taken place
- 9. Large region or administrative district similar to a state or province
- 10. An illegal or underground shadow economy
- 11. ten large, sparsely populated areas that are located mostly in the north
- 13. A weather pattern that is harsh (very hot is summer and extreme cold in winter) due the fact that no ocean or sea is nearby
- 16. Brought more free market policies to Russia
- 17. Body of water with Sweden, Finland, and Russia on it
- 18. mountain range at the intersection of Asia and Europe and stretching between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea
- 24. northernmost extension of the Eurasian landmass, in north-central Siberia
- 29. Channel between Russia and Alaska
- 30. the fifth-longest river in Europe. Flowing from Central Russia to the Sea of Azov in Southern Russia
- 31. deepest (1,700 m) lake in the world. It contains 20% of the world's total unfrozen freshwater reserve.
- 33. Body of water north of Russia
- 34. Composed of elected representatives from throughout Russia
Down
- 2. Tchootchoo train that goes all the way across Russia
- 4. Peaks that separate East Russia from West Russia
- 5. Is a process that occurs when state owned businesses are sold to private companies
- 6. Body of water between Crimea and Turkey
- 8. Layer of ground that never thaws out even in the summer and whole cities are built on this but with climate change some cities are slowly sinking now
- 12. Nations that were controlled by Russia and called the Soviet Union
- 14. Russian term for rich black topsoil
- 15. Russian Term for the opening of the Soviet Union to the West
- 18. Autocrats who ruled Russia from 1547 to 1917
- 19. Isles that have been in dispute between Japan and Russia and caused warfare in the past
- 20. Huge piece of land that extends into the Pacific from Russia
- 21. Island that contains an estimated 14 billion barrels of oil and 96 trillion cubic feet of gas one of the largest in the world
- 22. Piece of Russia that is separated from main part of Russia and has talked about creating a new Baltic State
- 23. Six Territories governed by Moscow
- 25. highest mountain in Russia and Europe. It is situated in the western part of the Caucasus and is the highest peak of the Caucasus
- 26. A person who opposes official government policy in an authoritarian state
- 27. Where Russia used to exile their political prisoners
- 28. By product of the manufacture of energy and weapons
- 30. A passing down or decentralization of power in a nation
- 32. the longest river in Europe. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Caspian Sea.
- 35. Capital of Russia