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Russia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What fraction of the world's land area does Russia cover? | 1/10 |
| Another name for Russia during the period of Communist rule was the | Soviet Union |
| The term glasnost means | Openness |
| Instead of a vice president, Russia's executive branch has a | Premier |
| The legislative branch of Russia's national government is called the | Federation Assembly |
| The second-largest city in Russia is | St. Petersburg |
| Which city is considered to have been the first Russian City | Novgorod |
| The first ruler of Russia, who gained power in 1547, was | Ivan the Terrible |
| Russia's key port on the Arctic is | Murmansk |
| Which Russian city was known as Stalingrad during the Soviet era | Volgograd |
| The second-most important river in Russia is the | Don River |
| The vast grasslands of Russia in the Black Earth region are called the | Steppes |
| The fiercely independent nomads of Russia who were feared for their elite cavalry are called the | Cossacks |
| What name is given to the great coniferous forests of Siberia? | Taiga |
| A major concern in Russia today is | Organized crime |
| The break-away republic that has caused trouble for Russia since 1991 is | Georgia |
| The Russian ruler responsible for reforms that eventually led to the fall of the Soviet Empire was | Vladimir Ilich |
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