russia and the eurasian republics eleven time zone - russia covers 11 time zones, it is by far the...
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Russia and the Eurasian Republics
• Eleven Time Zone - Russia covers 11 time zones, it is by far the world’s biggest country.
Chp. 14 sec. 1
• Chernozem soil --the “black earth belt from western Ukraine to southwestern Siberia, contains the area’s richest soil. Good for growing grains makes this the area’s breadbasket
• Caspian Sea - largest inland body of water in the worldLake Baikal - the worlds deepest lake.
• Volga - the longest river in European Russia
• Ob - one of many rivers which flow northward
• Amur - the only river in Siberia which doesnt flow northward. Its valley is a food-producing area.
• Mineral deposits - Russia and the republics have almost every mineral used in industry.
• Energy Resources - the Volga provides hydroelectricity, Russia and nearly all the republics have natural gas and oil.
Chp. 14 sec. 2
• Tundra & Taiga - vast treeless snowy plains and coniferous forest cover most of Siberia.
• Humid Continental - this areas humid continental climate has the widest range of temperatures between highs and lows of any area in the world.
• Steppe - another one of the major climates of the region short grasslands.
Chp. 15 sec. 1
Slavs settle eastern EuropeIn the 800s…..By the 900s…..In the early 1200s…Finally, in the 1400s….In the late 1500s….In the late 1600s….By the late 1800s…..In March of 1917….In Nov. 1917….In 1921….In 1922 (the next year)…..From the late 1920s until World War II…..From W.W.II to 1985…..By mid-December 1991, all the …..so the Soviet Union simply collapsed.
Make a time-line including the following information—use pages 311-315
• Slavs - the Ethnic group (nationality) which is in the majority in Russia, Belarus, and the Ukraine - -they tend to be Christians
• Turks - the nationality which makes up the majority of Uzbeks, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Tatars, and Turks. - they tend to be Muslims
• Caucasians - The people of Armenia and Georgia are from this ethnic group, they are Christians and the Armenians were the victims of a genocide attempt early in the 20th century.
• Varangians--Another name for the Vikings who intermingled with the Slavs of Russia
• Mongols - invaded and ruled Russia for 200 years, held back Russian advancement.
• Czars - Ivan III, who threw out the Mongols, was the first Czar (king). Czars ruled Russia from the 1400s until 1917.
• Peter the Great - Czar who wanted expansion and modernization, built St. Petersburg.
The future Czar Nick II
• Bolsheviks - Lenin - The Bolsheviks, led by Lenin, overthrew the government and set up a Communist government in 1917.
Socialists Republics, the name used by the communists for all they territory they ruled, Russia plus other areas where Russians were not in the majority
• Socialists Republics, the name used by the communists for all they territory they ruled, Russia plus other areas where Russians were not in the majority.
• Stalin – Lenin’s successor who ruthlessly ruled Russia from the late 1920s into the 1950s.perestroika and glasnost - restructuring and openness--Reforms that Gorbachev tried to institute. They unleashed forces he could not contain.
• Use pages 327-333 to complete the chart in the next frame
Chp. 16 sec. 1
Under the U.S.S.R. Since the fall of
Communism
Economy
Industry
Agriculture
Ties to the World
Communication
Travel
Under the U.S.S.R. Since the fall of
Communism
Command Economy--State owned & controlled most businesses—concentrated on heavy industry, black market existed
Economy
Industry
Agriculture
Ties to the World
Communication
Travel
Under the U.S.S.R. Since the fall of
Communism
Command Economy--State owned & controlled most businesses—concentrated on heavy industry, black market existed
Economy Demand Economy—inflation, more consumer goods, some unemployment
Industry
Agriculture
Ties to the World
Communication
Travel
Under the U.S.S.R. Since the fall of
Communism
Command Economy--State owned & controlled most businesses—concentrated on heavy industry, black market existed
Economy Demand Economy—inflation, more consumer goods, some unemployment
Government was the only employer
Industry
Agriculture
Ties to the World
Communication
Travel
Under the U.S.S.R. Since the fall of
CommunismCommand Economy--State owned & controlled most businesses—concentrated on heavy industry, black market existed
Economy Demand Economy—inflation, more consumer goods, some unemployment
Government was the only employer
Industry More individual control
State Owned or collective farms
Agriculture
Ties to the World
Communication
Travel
Under the U.S.S.R. Since the Fall of the Communists
Command Economy--State owned & controlled most businesses—concentrated on heavy industry, black market existed
Economy Demand Economy—inflation, more consumer goods, some unemployment
Government was the only employer
Industry More individual control
State Owned or collective farms
Agriculture More individual control
Ties to the World
Communication
Travel
Under the U.S.S.R. Since the Fall of the Communists
Command Economy--State owned & controlled most businesses—concentrated on heavy industry, black market existed
Economy Demand Economy—inflation, more consumer goods, some unemployment
Government was the only employer
Industry More individual control
State Owned or collective farms
Agriculture More individual control
Few Ties to the World
Communication
Travel
Under the U.S.S.R. Since the fall of
Communism
Command Economy--State owned & controlled most businesses—concentrated on heavy industry, black market existed
Economy Demand Economy—inflation, more consumer goods, some unemployment
Government was the only employer
Industry More individual control
Agriculture
Ties to the World
Communication
Travel
Under the U.S.S.R. Since the Fall of the Communists
Command Economy--State owned & controlled most businesses—concentrated on heavy industry, black market existed
Economy Demand Economy—inflation, more consumer goods, some unemployment
Government was the only employer
Industry More individual control
State Owned or collective farms
Agriculture More individual control
Few Ties to the World
Opened trade w. China & elsewhere
Communication
Travel
• struggles since 1990 –• Russia had a free election• an attempted coup against Gorbachev failed,• the Soviet republics declared their
independence from the U.S.S.R.• The U.S.S.R. simply ceased to exist.• The Confederation of Independent States (CIS) has
replaced the U.S.S.R. But is very weak.• All of the former republics are switching from
communism to capitalism and from dictatorships to democracy, it has been a rough switch.
Saint Basil’s Cathedral
The Technicolor version
Another church
Samovars
Or tea servers
Dolls
icons
More icons
Faberge
Eggs
Siberian Villages
Saint Petersburg
The Kremlin
More pictures from Moscow ?
