Russia and the Eurasian Republics Eleven Time Zone - Russia covers 11 time zones, it is by far the world’s biggest country. Chp. 14 sec. 1

Chernozem soil --the “black earth from western Ukraine to southwestern Siberia, contains the area’s richest soil. Good for growing grains makes this the area’s breadbasket

Caspian Sea - largest inland body of water in the world Lake Baikal - the world = s deepest lake.

Volga - the longest river in European Russia Ob - one of many rivers which flow northward Amur - the only river in Siberia which doesn = t flow northward. Its valley is a food-producing area.

Mineral deposits - Russia and the republics have almost every mineral used in industry. Energy Resources - the Volga provides hydroelectricity, Russia and nearly all the republics have natural gas and oil.

Chp. 14 sec. 2

Tundra & Taiga - vast treeless snowy plains and coniferous forest cover most of Siberia. Humid Continental - this areas humid continental climate has the widest range of temperatures between highs and lows of any area in the world.

Steppe - another one of the major climates of the region short grasslands.

Chp. 15 sec. 1

Slavs settle eastern Europe In the 800s….. By the 900s….. In the early 1200s… Finally, in the 1400s…. In the late 1500s…. In the late 1600s…. By the late 1800s….. In March of 1917…. In Nov. 1917…. In 1921…. In 1922 (the next year)….. From the late 1920s until World War II….. From W.W.II to 1985….. By mid-December 1991, all the …..so the Soviet Union simply collapsed. Make a time-line including the following information— use pages

Slavs - the Ethnic group (nationality) which is in the majority in Russia, Belarus, and the Ukraine - -they tend to be Christians

Turks - the nationality which makes up the majority of Uzbeks, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Tatars, and Turks. - they tend to be Muslims Caucasians - The people of Armenia and Georgia are from this ethnic group, they are Christians and the Armenians were the victims of a genocide attempt early in the 20 th century.

Varangians--Another name for the Vikings who intermingled with the Slavs of Russia

Mongols - invaded and ruled Russia for 200 years, held back Russian advancement.

Czars - Ivan III, who threw out the Mongols, was the first Czar (king). Czars ruled Russia from the 1400s until Peter the Great - Czar who wanted expansion and modernization, built St. Petersburg. The future Czar Nick II

Bolsheviks - Lenin - The Bolsheviks, led by Lenin, overthrew the government and set up a Communist government in Socialists Republics, the name used by the communists for all they territory they ruled, Russia plus other areas where Russians were not in the majority

Socialists Republics, the name used by the communists for all they territory they ruled, Russia plus other areas where Russians were not in the majority.

Stalin – Lenin’s successor who ruthlessly ruled Russia from the late 1920s into the 1950s. perestroika and glasnost - restructuring and openness-- Reforms that Gorbachev tried to institute. They unleashed forces he could not contain.

Use pages to complete the chart in the next frame Chp. 16 sec. 1

Under the U.S.S.R.Since the fall of Communism Economy Industry Agriculture Ties to the World Communication Travel

Under the U.S.S.R.Since the fall of Communism Command Economy--State owned & controlled most businesses— concentrated on heavy industry, black market existed Economy Industry Agriculture Ties to the World Communication Travel

Under the U.S.S.R.Since the fall of Communism Command Economy--State owned & controlled most businesses— concentrated on heavy industry, black market existed EconomyDemand Economy— inflation, more consumer goods, some unemployment Industry Agriculture Ties to the World Communication Travel

Under the U.S.S.R.Since the fall of Communism Command Economy--State owned & controlled most businesses— concentrated on heavy industry, black market existed EconomyDemand Economy— inflation, more consumer goods, some unemployment Government was the only employer Industry Agriculture Ties to the World Communication Travel

Under the U.S.S.R.Since the fall of Communism Command Economy-- State owned & controlled most businesses— concentrated on heavy industry, black market existed EconomyDemand Economy— inflation, more consumer goods, some unemployment Government was the only employer IndustryMore individual control State Owned or collective farms Agriculture Ties to the World Communication Travel

Under the U.S.S.R.Since the Fall of the Communists Command Economy-- State owned & controlled most businesses— concentrated on heavy industry, black market existed EconomyDemand Economy— inflation, more consumer goods, some unemployment Government was the only employer IndustryMore individual control State Owned or collective farms AgricultureMore individual control Ties to the World Communication Travel

Under the U.S.S.R.Since the Fall of the Communists Command Economy-- State owned & controlled most businesses— concentrated on heavy industry, black market existed EconomyDemand Economy— inflation, more consumer goods, some unemployment Government was the only employer IndustryMore individual control State Owned or collective farms AgricultureMore individual control FewTies to the World Communication Travel

Under the U.S.S.R.Since the fall of Communism Command Economy--State owned & controlled most businesses— concentrated on heavy industry, black market existed EconomyDemand Economy— inflation, more consumer goods, some unemployment Government was the only employer IndustryMore individual control Agriculture Ties to the World Communication Travel

Under the U.S.S.R.Since the Fall of the Communists Command Economy--State owned & controlled most businesses—concentrated on heavy industry, black market existed EconomyDemand Economy— inflation, more consumer goods, some unemployment Government was the only employer IndustryMore individual control State Owned or collective farms AgricultureMore individual control FewTies to the World Opened trade w. China & elsewhere Communication Travel

struggles since 1990 – Russia had a free election an attempted coup against Gorbachev failed, the Soviet republics declared their independence from the U.S.S.R. The U.S.S.R. simply ceased to exist. The Confederation of Independent States (CIS) has replaced the U.S.S.R. But is very weak. All of the former republics are switching from communism to capitalism and from dictatorships to democracy, it has been a rough switch.

Saint Basil’s Cathedral

The Technicolor version

Another church

Samovars Or tea servers

Dolls

icons

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Faberge Eggs

Siberian Villages

Saint Petersburg

The Kremlin

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