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Russia & the Eurasian Republics Geography & History

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state   defined territory with its own government  
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tribute   fees paid to another ruler or country for protection or as a token of submission  
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czar   term used for an emperor in Russia  
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reign   the period of rule for a king, queen, emperor, or empress  
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secular   worldly, not connected to a religion  
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invader   an enemy who enters a country by force  
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scorched earth policy   in 1812, practice in which Russian troops, as they retreated from Napoleon's army, burned crops and resources that could supply the enemy  
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serf   from the 1500's to the 1800's, a poor Russian or European peasant farmer who rented land from a landlord and had few rights  
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strike   a work stoppage by employees who refuse to work  
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communism   a system of government in which a single political party controls the government and the economy  
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socialism   a system of government in which the government controls economic resources  
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collective farm   in the Soviet Union, a large farm where workers grew food to be distributed to the entire population  
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propaganda   information made to influence people's opinions or advance an organization or party's idea  
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