Russian History Questions
Name _________________________________ Date __________ Period ___________
Researching Russia
Directions: Using the reference materials (including but not limited to the Internet, almanacs, atlases, encyclopedias, and books), research the answers to the following questions. The Internet is a useful source but you should make use of other resources should it not be available!
1. On November 1, 1993, the parliament of the Russian Republic of the USSR granted Russian President ______________________ broad power to begin radical economic reforms.
2. In 1991, the population of Russia was estimated at ________________________.
3. In the ninth century, Scandinavian chieftains established the first Russian state, centering it on ___________________ and Kiev.
4. When did Lenin die? _____________ How did he die? _____________________
5. The ‘900-day siege’ of Leningrad lasted from June 1941 until January ___________.
6. When did Stalin die? ________ How old was he? _______
7. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, massive Soviet military aid to __________________ helped assure communist victories throughout Southeast Asia.
8. Russia comprises over ________% of the total area of the former USSR and has ____________________ square miles, making it the largest country in the world.
9. What is the current life expectancy for Russian males?
10. The Russian monetary unit is the _________________.
11. The breed of cat known as the Russian blue is distinguished for its vivid ___________ colored eyes and the _____________ quality of its blue-gray coat.
12. Who is the author of War and Peace?
13. Who is the author of The Brothers Karamazov?
14. Which Russian author was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature for Doctor Zhivago but declined the prize?
15. Leningrad’s St. Isaac’s Cathedral on Decembrists’ Square was designed by French architect ______________________ and built between 1819 and 1858.
16. The _______________, or
Researching Russia
Directions: Using the reference materials (including but not limited to the Internet, almanacs, atlases, encyclopedias, and books), research the answers to the following questions. The Internet is a useful source but you should make use of other resources should it not be available!
1. On November 1, 1993, the parliament of the Russian Republic of the USSR granted Russian President ______________________ broad power to begin radical economic reforms.
2. In 1991, the population of Russia was estimated at ________________________.
3. In the ninth century, Scandinavian chieftains established the first Russian state, centering it on ___________________ and Kiev.
4. When did Lenin die? _____________ How did he die? _____________________
5. The ‘900-day siege’ of Leningrad lasted from June 1941 until January ___________.
6. When did Stalin die? ________ How old was he? _______
7. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, massive Soviet military aid to __________________ helped assure communist victories throughout Southeast Asia.
8. Russia comprises over ________% of the total area of the former USSR and has ____________________ square miles, making it the largest country in the world.
9. What is the current life expectancy for Russian males?
10. The Russian monetary unit is the _________________.
11. The breed of cat known as the Russian blue is distinguished for its vivid ___________ colored eyes and the _____________ quality of its blue-gray coat.
12. Who is the author of War and Peace?
13. Who is the author of The Brothers Karamazov?
14. Which Russian author was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature for Doctor Zhivago but declined the prize?
15. Leningrad’s St. Isaac’s Cathedral on Decembrists’ Square was designed by French architect ______________________ and built between 1819 and 1858.
16. The _______________, or