Russia and Eurasian Republics
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non-arable land, harsh winters, little
access to natural resources
An oil pipeline runs through my
region
A natural gas pipeline runs through my
region
limited natural
resources
An overabundance of oil for drilling and
access to water routes for
transporting of goods
1. Which group would probably represent Russia? Why?2. Which group might want their independence from Russia?
Why?3. Which group/s would likely not be given their independence
from Russia without engaging in a war? Why?4. Which group/s might not want their independence from
Russia? Why?
Each group (circle) represents a different ethnicity
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Review from the last lesson:• Russia had a king (Czar)• Russia had a revolution and replaced the Czar with a different form of
government.• Leader: Lenin; Communism (totalitarian government)• Name change: Russia to U.S.S.R.• Size change: small to big to bigger (many small countries around the
Soviet Union soon became forcefully part of the Soviet Union.• Their ethnicity was different but the people did not have the means or
power to “take on” the powerful Soviet Union.• They were forced to follow the Soviet Unions way of life, and some
people felt like they lost their identity.• Change would soon follow after 1991, when ethnic groups in some of
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What is an ethnic group?
• Ethnicity: belonging to a group that has a common language, religion, same cultural traditions.
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Russia (Relative Location to the rest of Asia)
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Russian TopographyCaspian
Sea
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States of the Transcaucasus
Ethnic Map of Russia (by predominance)Light Brown: Russian, Green: Turkic, Yellow: Caucasian, Blue: Iranian, Beige: Mongolian
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Outline of Major Russian states
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Major states within Russia1. Adygea2. Altai3. Bashkortostan4. Buryatia5. Dagestan6. Ingushetia7. Kabardino-Balkaria 8. Kalmykia9. Karachay–Cherkessia10. Karelia11. Komi12. Mari El 13. Mordovia 14. Sakha (Yakutia)15. North Ossetia–Alania16. Tatarstan17. Tuva18. Udmurtia 19. Khakassia 20. Chechnya21. Chuvashia
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Resources
Natural ResourcesDepartment of Defense (manufacture, distribution, etc.)Petroleum DepositsOil and Gas Pipelines
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CULTURE: RUSSIA AND EURASIAN REPUBLICS
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Russian Culture
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