Ch11 Russia

In area, Russia is the largest country in the world. True or False?

• True

• False

If the statement is true, write true in the blank provided. If the statement is false, write false. 2. Perestroika, or the restructuring of the Soviet system, strengthened communism in Russia. True or False?

• True

• False

Gorbachev formed the CIS to retain economic ties among former Soviet states.

• True

• False

Most Russians live around Moscow and Murmansk.

• True

• False

Most modern Russians are descendants of the Slavs.

• True

• False

The mountain range that divides European Russia from Asian Russia is:

• The Alps

• The Himalayas

• The Ural Mountains

• The Andes

The dominant religion in Russia is:

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Hinduism

The title that refers to the rulers of Russia from 1547 to 1917 is:

• Emperor

• Tsar (Czar)

• King

• President

The leader of the Russian Revolution of 1917 was:

• Vladimir Lenin

• Joseph Stalin

• Leon Trotsky

• Vladimir Putin

Yeltsin’s successor as the Russian president was:

• Vladimir Putin

• Dmitry Medvedev

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Nikita Khrushchev