Is Russia a developed country or a developing country? Classifying Russia Is Russia a developed country or a developing country? Lesson 6  Starter

What does development mean? Good health care High literacy levels High average income Use of advanced technology Political rights and freedoms Living longer In a developed country, the average income is high In a developed country, human needs such as healthcare and education are available at a high standard In a developed country, we usually see good protection of people’s human rights and freedoms A developed country may use powerful technology

Economic & social development Based on this evidence, is Russia a developed country like the UK?

64 Life expectancy Today, life expectancy for Russian men is just 64 This puts Russia in 124th place globally Russia is lower than Indonesia, Egypt and Iran QUICK QUIZ: Russia is at 124th place, but how many countries are there in the world? Answer: 195 or 196

human development index (HDI) Life expectancy Average income Average years of attending school The HDI is a composite measure of development Every country is given a score based on the three measurements shown In 2013, Russia had the world’s 55th highest score

How the world views Russia A great world power, like the UK and France 1900s A global superpower, like the USA 2000s An emerging economy, like China and Brazil In different centuries, Russia has been viewed in varying ways by others The slides that follow give different views of Russia

The age of empires During the 1800s, Russia was one of the world’s most powerful countries The head of the Russian Empire was the Tsar QUICK QUIZ: What happened to the last Russian Tsar (Nicolas II)? Answer: He was executed during the revolution that led to the Soviet Union

The allies During World War Two (1939-1945), Russia fought with the UK and USA against Germany and Japan All five competing countries had large powerful armies QUICK QUIZ: Can you name the three famous war-time leaders? Answer: Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin

space race In the 1950s, the first man in space, Yuri Gagarin, was a Russian Could a developing country have done this? QUICK QUIZ: What was the name of the first Russian dog in space? Answer: Laika

Space race During the Cold War, Russia’s technological achievements (as the Soviet Union) were truly amazing This is Space Station Mir QUICK QUIZ: Which countries have landed spacecrafts on the moon? Answer: Russia, USA

Brics group Today, Russia is grouped with Brazil, India, China and South Africa. They are the ‘BRICS’ None of the other countries are usually described as developed. They are called emerging economies QUICK QUIZ: In 2014, which of these people was Russia’s President and what is his name? Answer: Vladimir Putin (far left)

conclusions Russia is a tough country to categorise Historically, it has been a leading world power, with enough wealth to build an Empire and send astronauts into space However, since the 1990s Russia has performed poorly according to some of the measures we use to study international development In the remainder of the lesson we will take a closer look at current measures of international development

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