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13 Cards in this Set
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soviet
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governing council
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glasnost
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referring to a policy of political openness in the Soviet Union
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command economy
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the government makes all of the decisions about the kinds and amount of goods to be produced
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permafrost
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permanently frozen soil
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perestroika
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Gorbachev's policy of economic restructuring
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ruble
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the currency of Russia
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chernozem
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an ideal type of soil for agriculture
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taiga
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coniferous forest
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tundra
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largely treeless zone dominated by small plants and animals adapted to polar conditions
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black market
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goods and services moving unofficially without formal record keeping
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steppe
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vast former grasslands south of the forests in Northern Eurasia
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czar
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Russian monarch
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abdicate
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give up the crown
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