Russia and the Republics
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World Geography Unit 7, Lesson 1
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
(After World War II)
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Map of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
through 1991
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1. Russian Soviet
Federative Socialist
Republic
2. Ukrainian Soviet
Socialist Republic
3. Byelorussian Soviet
Socialist Republic
4. Uzbek Soviet
Socialist Republic
5. Kazakh Soviet
Socialist Republic
6. Georgian Soviet
Socialist Republic
7. Azerbaijan Soviet
Socialist Republic
8. Lithuanian Soviet
Socialist Republic
9. Moldavian Soviet
Socialist Republic
10. Latvian Soviet
Socialist Republic
11. Kyrgyz Soviet
Socialist Republic
12. Tajik Soviet
Socialist Republic
13. Armenian Soviet
Socialist Republic
14. Turkmen Soviet
Socialist Republic
15. Estonia Soviet
Socialist Republic
Russia (Russian Federation after 1991)
(Relative Location to the rest of Asia)
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Russia
U.S.S.R.
King: Czar Nicholas II
Pre-1917
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He had five children (one
of them was Anastasia).
Czar Nicholas II led an
unlimited government
People began to protest
against the czar.
The Russian Revolution
(1917) replaced the czar
The czar and his family
were held under house
arrest and executed
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Russia
Communism
(1917-1989)
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Vladimir Lenin leads
efforts to establish a
communist state in the
early 1920s.
Russia and several
surrounding states unite
to form the U.S.S.R.
(Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics)
Communist leaders
establish the U.S.S.R. as
an unlimited government.
Capitalism/Free
Enterprise (1991 to
Present)
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After 1989, big changes
came to Russia.
Soviet leader Gorbachev
introduced reforms
promoting a freer society,
less government control,
and free market policies.
The union dissolved in
1991 leading to 15 new
nations struggling to form
limited governments and
more open economic
markets.
Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics
through 1991
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Currently:
Russia (Russian
Federation)
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Russia and the
Republics
1. Armenia
2. Azerbaijan
3. Belarus
4. Estonia
5. Georgia
6. Kazakhstan
7. Kyrgyzstan
8. Latvia
9. Lithuania
10. Moldova
11. Russia
12. Tajikistan
13. Turkmenista
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14. Ukraine
15. Uzbekistan
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Resources
Natural Resources
Department of Defense (manufacture, distributio
Petroleum Deposits
Oil and Gas Pipelines
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Culture: Russia and eurasian
republics
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Russian Culture
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Russian
Orthodox
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