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18 Cards in this Set
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How many time zones does Russia cross? |
2 |
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Russias size in relation to US/Canada? |
2x size of Russia and China |
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Dominant climate in Russia? |
Cold and dry Severe winter cold, -90 in in Siberian town Short growing season and drought prone |
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What is Siberia? |
Larger than US Pop <15mil Cold temp and arctic winds Large area not many people |
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Forward capital |
Capital city: contest territory or edge of nation Ddclaration of we are here to stay Near international border st. petersburg + jerusalem |
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Russias capital until 1918? |
Petrograd |
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Russias current capital? |
St. Petersburg |
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Reasons for extreme pollution in Russia? |
Air pollution by clustered factories Low quality of quality |
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Chernobyl in 1986? |
Pripyat, Ukraine Explosion + fire released radioactive particles |
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What polluted Lake Baikal |
BPPM Paper mill |
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Worlds largest lake by volume |
Lake Baikal |
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Faction of communist party that seized control |
Bolsheviks |
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State owns and controls all means of production |
Command economy |
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Implanting Russian culture in non Russian region |
russification |
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Founder of soviet union |
Lenin |
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Soviet leader had a huge centralization on state machines over all aspects of soviet life |
stalin |
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Soviet leader with a greater emphasis on agriculture |
Khrishchev |
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Soviet leader initiated economic and political reform |
Gorbachev |
