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The dynasty that ruled Russia from 1613 until 1917 was the . |
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North of the deserts, lying to the east of the Caspian Sea, the and the fertile black earth soils on which they grow have become one of the world's major arable regions. |
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In 1922, the new Communist regime incorporated the former provinces of the Russian Empire into the . |
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Ground that is frozen all year is called . |
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The large Central Asian lake that has been reduced to half its previous size by overuse of water from the rivers that fed it is the . |
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, by which the government replaced tsarist churches, memorials, mosques with symbols of Communist party significance, was an important part of establishing a new socialist society. |
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The Russian acronym for slave labor camps is . |
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Today, the Russian Federation consists of its heartland, , and a series of hinterlands including the Arctic regions, the mining areas east of the Urals, and the Pacific region. |
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The subregion south of Russia and between the Black and Caspian seas, is a region with the most complex ethnic mix of languages, religions, and historic changes of control in the world. |
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In , the government decided to build a new capital in the northern part of the country. However, most foreign diplomats and businesspeople stayed in the old capital, Almaty, because the new city was poorly designed and not served by international transportation networks. |
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Why could the Russians conquer adjacent lands for their empire, while France, Britain, Spain, and Portugal went overseas for colonies? |
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Stalin's drive to collectivize Soviet agriculture led to a disastrous famine. Why might this have happened? |
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Why do Russians say that Napoleon and Hitler were defeated by "General Winter"? |
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Debate whether Joseph Stalin's ways of governing were really Communism. |
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The Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States never became a "hot war." What were some of the negative consequences to both countries of the long years of hostility? |
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