Russia Quiz Flashcards
What part of Russia do most people live in?
West
What is the name of the giant forest that goes along the top of Russia?
The taiga
What makes extracting goods hard in Russia?
The permafrost
What country was south of the Aral Sea and now mostly apart of the Kara Kum Desert?
Uzbekistan
What country is the second largest of the former republics?
Kazakhstan
What feature divides Russia between Europe and Asia?
The Ural Mountains
Which Czar is known as the liberator and freed serfs?
Alexander II
Who Drove out the Mongols from Russia and established the Russian Empire?
Ivan the Great
Who Expanded Russian power in the Baltic by winning land in the Great Northern War?
Peter the Great
Who Ruled over a “Reign of Terror” with secret police and also built St. Basil’s Cathedral?
Ivan the Terrible
Who Tried to save Russia from military defeat in WWI but failed?
Nicholas II
Who Encouraged the construction of Trans Siberian Railroad connecting Western Russia and Siberia?
Alexander III
Who was the leader who encouraged Westernization but did not force it on people. Also won a warm water port?
Catherine the Great
Who was the Leader who hated Western values, used the secret police and got Russia in to the Crimean War?
Nicholas I
Who Built a brand new city to serve as the country’s capital city? It was a modern Western city.
Peter the Great
Who Opened to Western Culture but adopted the Byzantine religion and title?
Ivan the Great
Who Created the secret police to terrorize and kill thousands of “enemies” of the czar?
Ivan the Terrible
Who Expanded education (and the empire) and was well liked by the Russian people?
Catherine the Great
Who was Assassinated for making too many reforms (even though they were good for Russia)
Alexander II
When his father was killed this czar responded with harsh rule and censorship of the press. Who is he?
Alexander III
Who was A better father and family man than he was a czar? He was unprepared to rule the empire.
Nicholas II
