1. D: 12/18/12
A: Russia Notes
S: How has the fall of the Soviet Union
affected Russia?
H: Eastern vs. Western Europe
Constructed Response Due tomorrow
w.o.d: Cold War
Warm-Up: Answer questions 1 – 3 on pg.
347. Write the questions and answers.

2. WORD OF THE DAY
WORD DEIFINTION SENTENCE PICTURE
The rivalry The Cold War
between the included a
Soviet Union Space Race,
Cold War Arms
and the
United States Race, Cuban
that lasted Missile Crisis
from the Vietnam War
1940s to the & Korean
1990s. War.

3. The Russian Land
A. Located in both Europe and Asia
B. Crosses 11 time zones
C. Plains Areas
i. North European plain is west of the Ural mountains
and has the richest soil of Russia. 75% of the people
live here
ii. West Siberian plain is east of the Urals and is the
world’s largest . Many resources are in this region.

4. The Russian Land
D. Mountains and Plateaus
i. Western Mountain ranges include the Ural &
Caucasus
ii. The Ural mountains for the boundary between
Europe & Asia
iii. The Caucasus mountains separate Russia from
Southwest Asia
iv. The Central Siberian Plateau is home to the
endanger Siberian Tiger
v. The Kamchatka Plateau is part of the ring of fire

5. The Russian Land
E. Inland Water Areas
i. The Black Sea give Russia access to shipping
and trade
ii. The Caspian Sea is made of saltwater
iii. Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world
iv. The many rivers of Russia are among the
longest in the world

6. The Russian Land
F. Climate
i. European Russia has Warm Rainy Summers and Cold
snowy winters
ii. Southern Russia has short summers and long
winters, snow covers for 8 months of the year. The
region is covered with the taiga or evergreen forests
iii. Northern Siberia has the coldest climate and is
known as the tundra or cold treeless plains. There is
no vegetation due to permafrost that covers 40% of
Russia

7. Russia’s Economic Regions
A. Has large deposit of coal, oil & gas
B. Minerals include nickel, iron ore, tin & gold
C. Harvesting grain, fishing & timber are its major
industries
D. Russia’s harsh climate and lack of transportation
make its economy struggle

8. Russia’s Economic Regions
E. Moscow Region
i. This region is home to Russia’s industry
F. Port Cities
i. In order to give Russia access to a port that remains
unfrozen year around they own Kaliningrad that is 200 miles
away from Russia
G. Volga & Ural Region
i. This region creates hydroelectric power and houses all of
Russia’s farmland
ii. Mining of bauxite, copper gold, lead and nickel is done
H. Siberia
i. This region has the largest supply of minerals including iron
ore, gold, diamonds and coal.

9. A Troubled History
Czars
Mongols Ivan III drives rule
Slavs to control Muscovy
settle in out the
of the Mongols and
current area Slavs expand
day Kiev Muscovy is
moved to independent the
Moscow Russian
Empire

10. A Troubled History
1917
Vladimir 1812 the
1914 1861 Czar
Lenin leads Russian
Germany Alexander
the Russian army
beats releases
Revolution defeats
Russia in the serfs
& sets up a Napoleon
WWI
communist
state

12. A Troubled History
1924 1941 1945
1922 Lenin dies Russia Stalin
Lenin and joins takes
sets up Joseph WWII over
the Stalin as an Eastern
U.S.S.R. takes Ally Europe
over

14. A Troubled History
1985
1991 the Gorbachev 1940 – 1980
USSR falls, takes over USSR is in
Russia and starts Cold War
independent glasnost with US

16. A New Russia
A. Under communism all of Russian economy was
controlled by the government
B. Once the USSR fell the Russians adopted a free
enterprise system
i. This sometimes lead to unemployment and high prices
C. There is a lot of pollution leading to lower life
expectancy
D. Political Changes
i. Today Russia is democratic so leaders and people must
follow laws but the President has the most power
E. The People
i. 146.5 Million, speak Russian, most are poor & live in cities

18. A New Russia
F. Culture
i. In 1991 Russians were able to choose their religion again
ii. The ballet is huge in Russia
iii.Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky were important composers
iv. May Day to honor works and New Years are biggest holidays
v. Borscht or soup, beets, potatoes, fish, meat, and caviar are
foods
vi. Soccer, tennis, hockey, skiing, figure skating & gymnastics
are popular sports