W5: Russia and the Near Abroad Flashcards
Which region is the largest one in the world?
Russia and the Near Abroad
How many countries are there in the world’s largest region?
Russia and 14 other countries that used to form the Soviet Union
Which 2 largest other countries?
Kazakhstan and Ukraine
4 cohesive elements are:
_ Dominated by Russia
_ Shared the Russian language
_ Mostly free markets now
_ Democracy has largely failed in the region
Which place is the Russian exclave and at where?
Kaliningrad is a Russian exclave on Baltic Sea
What was the previous name of Kaliningrad?
Kaliningrad used to be Konigsburg, the Prussian capital
Which place is also known as the “Gates of Hell”?
The Darvaza Gas Crater in Turkmenistan
More information about the Darvaza Gas Crater:
Ignited to flare off what was thought to be a small deposit, natural gas is still burning 50 years later
Which region contains the coldest inhabited places on earth and to what degree?
Russia, in Verkhoyansk and Oymyakon, -68 Celsius degree
What is happening and creating craters in Siberia?
explosions
The Tunguska event in 1908 is thought to have been caused by what?
By a comet hitting Earth
What happened in 1917?
The February Revolution: protest against the sacrifice of Russian forces during WW2
When did the Bolshevik Revolution happen? and who led it?
October 1917 Vladimir
What was the Russian Civil about?
It was about the struggle to control between Bolsheviks and the White Movement
Who won the Russian War?
The Bolshevik
What was the economy and philosophy under the Soviet Union?
5-year plan and Marxist philosophy
When did the Soviet Union collapse?
In 1991
List 5 Subregions of Russia:
Slavic Core, Russia’s Far East, Russia’s North, Caucasus, and Central Asia
Slavic Core includes which countries?
European Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Northern Kazakhstan
Which subregion has the most population and how much?
Slavic Core, with 3 quarters of the population
Which subregion has mostly thinly populated wilderness?
Russia’s mountainous Pacific edge
