1. Russia!

2. President: Vladimir Putin

3. RUSSIA-US SIZE COMPARISON
Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff

5. Moscow
Capital since 1917
Largest city

14. St. Petersburg
Capital from 1700s to 1917
2nd largest city
Had 3 names in 2oth century
( St. Petersburg, Leningrad, and Petrograd)

15. Volgograd
Originally called Tsaritsyn
Named after Stalin in early 20th century
Renamed Volgograd later

16. Groznyy
capital of Chechnya
Site of major fighting between Russian government and Chechen separatists in 1990s-2000s

17. Yekaterinburg
Nicholas II and family held here shortly before their execution in 1918

18. Vladivostok
Main base for Russian Pacific fleet
Closed to outsiders during time of Soviet Union

19. You should know the following…
Moscow
Yekaterinburg
St. Petersburg
Groznyy
Vladivostok
Volgograd
Finland
China
Mongolia
Kazakhstan
Ukraine
Japan
North Korea
Bodies of water