Russia!
President: Vladimir Putin
RUSSIA-US SIZE COMPARISON Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff
Moscow Capital since 1917 Largest city
St. Petersburg Capital from 1700s to 1917 2nd largest city Had 3 names in 2oth century ( St. Petersburg, Leningrad, and Petrograd)
Volgograd Originally called Tsaritsyn Named after Stalin in early 20th century Renamed Volgograd later
Groznyy capital of Chechnya Site of major fighting between Russian government and Chechen separatists in 1990s-2000s
Yekaterinburg Nicholas II and family held here shortly before their execution in 1918
Vladivostok Main base for Russian Pacific fleet Closed to outsiders during time of Soviet Union
You should know the following… Moscow Yekaterinburg St. Petersburg Groznyy Vladivostok Volgograd Finland China Mongolia Kazakhstan Ukraine Japan North Korea Bodies of water