Russia Test

What is the period of tension from 1946-1990 between the U.S. and the Soviet Union known as?

The Capital of Russia is __________

Russia's official language is ________

What is Russian currency called?

In Russia, May Day celebrates ________

What mountain range runs from north to south in western Russia and separates Europe and Asia?

• Caucasus Mountains
• Himalayan Mountains
• Ural Mountains
• Volga Mountains

What is the deepest lake in the world, which is estimated to hold one-fifth of the world’s fresh water?

• Lake Baikal
• Lake Volga
• Caspian Sea
• Alkalai Lake

Who established the Russian Empire?

• Ivan the Terrible
• Catherine the Great
• Tsar Nikolas III
• Peter the Great

Russia became a world power under this leader's reign, which lasted from 1762 to 1796

• Peter the Great
• Ivan the Terrible
• Catherine the Great
• Tsar Nikolas III

Who led the Soviet Union from its beginning in 1922 to 1924?

• Vladimir Lenin
• Joseph Stalin
• Catherine the Great
• Vladimir Putin