Frozen land in the north of Russia that has been used to punish people and is rich in resources

The grasslands of Russia with rich black soil to grow crops

Permanently frozen land

A type of economy where the government owns all means of production and make all decisions concerning production

an emperor, or king, or Russia

A system of government in which a single political party controls the government and the economy

40 years of tension between the communist USSR and the democratic United States; includes the Space Race and Arms Race

to adopt Western, or European, customs, practices and culture (to adopt European ways)

a ruler with total power over a country, such as Joseph Stalin who was the dictator of the Soviet Union

the boundary dividing the Communist Eastern countries from the Democratic Western countries from WW2 until the end of the Cold War

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was a country from 1922 to 1991. It later broke up into Russia and 19 other countries.

The capital of Russia

2nd Largest city in Russia.

The outermost parallel circle counted from the North Pole where we cannot see the sun rise over the horizon in the winter solstice.

Ocean that is to the north of Russia.

Mountain range that separates west and east Russia. Also is the transportation barrier between Europe and Asia.

Siberia is also know as this.

Country located directly south of Russia.

Large ocean located west of Russia.

The river that flows from north to south thought Russia.

The country that borders Russia on both the Southwest and Southeast.