Russia: History & Culture Quick Practice

As czar, Ivan IV was such a cruel and savage ruler that he became know as

• Ivan the Tyrant
• Ivan the Terrible

Two czars who built Russia into a huge empire and world power were

• Ivan III and Peter the Great
• Peter the Great and Catherine the Great

The radical communist group that took over Russia in the Russian Revolution was the

• Bolsheviks
• Tatars

Under Stalin's rule, people who spoke against the government were often sent to labor camps called

• Gulags
• Concentration camps

What is a command economy?

• An economy in which the government controls everything
• An economy in which the people produce what they need

Who did the Soviet Union compete with during the Cold War?

• China
• The United States

During the fall of the Soviet Union, its leader was

• Vladimir Lenin
• Mikhail Gorbachev

What famous treasures are covered with gems such as emeralds and rubies?

• Faberge eggs
• Sputnik

What is the capital of Russia?

• Moscow
• Kiev

Match the following word to its definition:

• Mongol invaders who conquered Kiev

• Cyrillic

• The first Russian state

• Czar

• A Russian emperor or king

• Kiev

• First satellite launched from space

• Sputnik

• written language based on Greek letters

• Taters