Russia Review

5. This was forbidden during communist Russia.
6. These mountains mark the border between Europe and Asia.
8. This is Russia's longest and most important river.
13. Most Russians who practice religion associate with the Eastern _________ Christian church.
14. This name describes the soil found in the northern European plain.
16. Do most people in Russia own their own home?
17. The abbreviation of Russia during communism.
21. The name of the rebels who overthrew the czar of Russia in 1917.
22. This is the dominant ethnic group of Russia.
25. Lake ________ is the world's largest body of freshwater.
27. _______ the Great modernized Russia's military and expanded trade with the rest of the world.
29. 85% of Russia's people live in the _________ half of the country.
31. Russia is the world's __________ country in terms of area.

1. Most Russian people speak two language; this word describes that.
2. The _______ describes the northernmost, always frozen, deserts of Russia.
3. The first communist leader of Russia
4. This name is given to the Asian part of Russia.
7. Russia's capital city
9. The Bolsheviks installed this type of government in 1917.
10. Russia has a primarily _____ climate.
11. Russia's life expectancy is _______ than America's.
12. This word means a Russian dictator.
15. Is Russia a communist country today?
18. The dictator of Russia during WWII.
19. The ________ Sea is actually freshwater and is found in southwestern Russia.
20. Russia contains 75% of the world's _________.
23. The _______ describes the southern farmland of Russia.
24. These mountains are located in southwest Russia.
26. This river forms the border between Russia and China.
28. Mt. _______ is Russia's highest point.
30. The _______ describes the forests of Siberia.