A very black topsoil, rich in humus, typical of cool to temperate semiarid regions, such as the grasslands of European Russia.

A range of western Russia forming the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia and extending about 2,414 km (1,500 mi) from the Arctic Ocean southward to Kazakhstan.

The land mass comprising the continents of Europe and Asia.

A region comprising present-day Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan between the Caucasus Mountains and the borders of Turkey and Iran.

region that includes the republics of kazakhstan kyrgystan tajikastan turkmenistan and uzebekistan

region of central and eastern russia streching from the ural mountains to the pacific ocean known for its mineral resources and being a place of political exile

regions distance from the moderating influence of the sea

A subarctic, evergreen coniferous forest of northern Eurasia located just south of the tundra and dominated by firs and spruces.

the countries of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, located on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea.

the emperor of Russia prior to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the subsequent creation of the Soviet Union in 1922.

the revolt of 1917, in which the Russian Communist Party, led by V. I. Lenin, took control of the government from the czars.

the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or Soviet Union, formed in 1922 by the Communists and officially dissolved in 1991.

the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II, called "cold" because it never escalated into open warfare.

a type of economic system in which production of goods and services is determined by a central government, which usually owns the means of production. Also called a planned economy.

an enormous farm in the Soviet Union on which a large team of laborers were gathered to work together during Joseph Stalin’s reign.

The name of the Soviet Union’s military.

Georgian (Russian) term for dinner party, with many dishes and courses, toasts, and short speeches.

the 4,000-mile route between China and the Mediterranean Sea, named for the costly silk acquired in China

a struggle between the British Empire and the Russian Empire for control of Central Asia in the 19th century.

a person with no permanent home who moves according to the seasons from place to place in search of food, water, and grazing land

a tent of Central Asia’s nomads.

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chernozem	A very black topsoil, rich in humus, typical of cool to temperate semiarid regions, such as the grasslands of European Russia.
Ural Mountains	A range of western Russia forming the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia and extending about 2,414 km (1,500 mi) from the Arctic Ocean southward to Kazakhstan.
eurasia	The land mass comprising the continents of Europe and Asia.
Transcaucasian	A region comprising present-day Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan between the Caucasus Mountains and the borders of Turkey and Iran.
central asia	region that includes the republics of kazakhstan kyrgystan tajikastan turkmenistan and uzebekistan
siberia	region of central and eastern russia streching from the ural mountains to the pacific ocean known for its mineral resources and being a place of political exile
continentally	regions distance from the moderating influence of the sea
taiga	A subarctic, evergreen coniferous forest of northern Eurasia located just south of the tundra and dominated by firs and spruces.
Baltic Republics	the countries of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, located on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea.
czar	the emperor of Russia prior to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the subsequent creation of the Soviet Union in 1922.
Russian Revolution	the revolt of 1917, in which the Russian Communist Party, led by V. I. Lenin, took control of the government from the czars.
USSR	the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or Soviet Union, formed in 1922 by the Communists and officially dissolved in 1991.
Cold War	the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II, called "cold" because it never escalated into open warfare.
command economy	a type of economic system in which production of goods and services is determined by a central government, which usually owns the means of production. Also called a planned economy.
collective farm	an enormous farm in the Soviet Union on which a large team of laborers were gathered to work together during Joseph Stalin’s reign.
red army	The name of the Soviet Union’s military.
supra	Georgian (Russian) term for dinner party, with many dishes and courses, toasts, and short speeches.
silk road	the 4,000-mile route between China and the Mediterranean Sea, named for the costly silk acquired in China
great game	a struggle between the British Empire and the Russian Empire for control of Central Asia in the 19th century.
nomad	a person with no permanent home who moves according to the seasons from place to place in search of food, water, and grazing land
yurt	a tent of Central Asia’s nomads.

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