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1
Q

The 3 largest ethnic groups

A

Russians
Belorussians
Ukrussians

2
Q

Russia got the ideas of religion and architecture from

A

Byzantine empire

3
Q

The five ports of Russia

A
Murmansk (Barrents)
Odessa (Black Sea)
St. Petersburg (Baltic)
Vladivosk  (Pacific)
Kaliningrad
4
Q

First three states to fall apart after Soviet Union fell;

A

Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania

5
Q

Facts about the Baltic states;

A
  1. First to break away from Soviet Union
  2. Did not join CIS
  3. Now a part of the EU
6
Q

What 2 things did the Ruskies get from Byzantine empire?

A

Religion and Architecture

7
Q

2 major czars;

A

Peter the Great

Catherine (one that liked to build)

8
Q

33 original signers of the treaty;

A

Russians
Belorussians
Ukrainians

9
Q

In a command economy…

A

You’re told what to do and how much work to do.

market is rest of Soviet Union

10
Q

Russia has (largest)…

A

Longest Coastline
Largest (and 2nd largest) coalfield
Largest forests

11
Q

What state borders Romania?

A

Moldova

12
Q

The original relationship between the Tartars and Ruskies…

A

Tartars tried to take their money by taxing.

13
Q

Russia’s religon;

A

Orthodox Christians

Islam (East of the Ural Mountains

14
Q

What kind of government were they supposed to be?

A

Federation

15
Q

What states are not transitioning into EU?

A

Ukraine
Belarus
Moldova

(Because too many ties to Russia)

16
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What were biggest challenges of the new independent states?

A

building an economy; finding a market for their goods.

because they made goods for soviet Union