22 February 2007 Complete Quiz

The Soviet Government controlled all the factories so there was no one to oversee how they were doing, but the Government.

A meltdown and explosion occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Ukraine on April 25 and

What is happening to the Aral Sea?

The Aral Sea is shrinking because it’s waters are being used for irrigation. Since 1960, when the Aral Sea was the world's fourth largest lake, the Aral Sea has lost 75% of its water volume. This loss is due to the agricultural diversion of the Syr Darya and Amu Darya rivers, the Aral's main sources of inflowing water. The Aral Sea is bounded by Kazakhstan on the north and Uzbekistan on the south.KazakhstanUzbekistan

In 1985 Mikhail Gorbachev announced a new policy known as glasnost (openness to the West)

In 1991 the Soviet Union dissolved into 15 different republics and the Cold War officially ended.

Northern Hemisphere Largest Country Capital – Moscow

Russia, the largest country in the world, It stretches over 6,000 miles from the Baltic Sea to the North Pacific.

Russian Flag after 1991

Cyrillic Alphabet

Approximately 50% of Russian Citizens identified themselves with Russian Orthodox Church

Christian 54.07% non-Religious 31.08% Muslim 10.20% Other 2.50% Traditional ethnic 1.10% Buddhist 0.70% Jewish 0.32%

1 Kopek 100,000 Ruble

Russian Money 1 Ruble = 100 Kopeks American Money 1 Dollar = 100 Pennies

1.00 US Dollar = RUB Rs 31,000 for the 8 GB model

Federal semi-presidential democratic republic President Dmitry Medvedev Prime Minister Vladimir Putin

Lake Baykal *Is the deepest lake in the world. *Is the oldest lake in the world * It is 6,365 feet deep. It has characteristics common to both seas and lakes. It has characteristics common to both seas and lakes.lakes It is 152,085 square feet. It is 152,085 square feet. it holds a volume of water larger than that of all the great lakes combined.great lakes Caspian Sea

The Kremlin Moscow is the capital and largest city in Russia. The Kremlin is the center of government.

Moscow

The Kremlin on the Moscow River

Moscow

Let’s visit some important cities in Russia. Moscow

St. Petersburg

Irkutsk, in Siberia

McDonalds Moscow

RUSSIA Life expectancy: 60 years (men), 73 years (women) (UN) AMERICA Life expectancy: 77 years (men), 81 years (women) (UN)

Main exports: Oil and oil products, natural gas, wood and wood products, metals, chemicals, weapons and military equipment

Count in Russian 1 ah-DEEN 2. dva 3 tree 4 chih – TEE - reh 5 p’yaht’ 6 shayst 7 seeaym 8 VO - seeaym 9 DTEH-veht 10 DTEH-seht Matryoshka- (ma-tree-OSH-ka) A popular toy in Russia is a nesting doll called Matryoshka. A popular toy in Russia is a nesting doll called Matryoshka. The grandfathers carved them out of wood for the grandmothers or babushkas to use to tell stories to their grandchildren. The grandfathers carved them out of wood for the grandmothers or babushkas to use to tell stories to their grandchildren.

Nesting Dolls

Baba Yaga Russian children enjoy stories. A familiar character in many Russian folktale is a witch called Baba Yaga. Patricia Polacco Famous author and Illustrator from Russia.

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich ( ) 1st Russian composer to gain world wide honors. He wrote symphonies, operas, piano solos, and ballets. He is best known for his ballets: Nutcracker, Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty. *Famous theater located in Moscow. *It has produced some of the world’s greatest dancers *It is known as one of the world’s greatest ballet companies. The Bolshoi Theatre

Some Famous Russians Yuri Gagarin - first man in space Mikhail Gorbachev - leader of the Soviet Union who made the country more free and democratic Anna Pavlova - world-famous ballerina Peter Tchaikovsky - a composer who wrote the music for The Nutcracker Sergey Prokofiev - wrote the words and music for Peter and the Wolf

borscht

PelmeniPelmeni (пельмени in Russian, singular pelmen, пельмень; пяльмені in Belarusian) are a traditional Eastern European (mainly Russian) dish usually made with minced meat filling, wrapped in thin dough (made out of flour and eggs, sometimes with milk or water added).