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

2. 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

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

4. 64 Life expectancy Today, life expectancy for Russian men is just 64
This puts Russia in th 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. The allies
During World War Two ( ), 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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)

12. 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

13. Picture credits Slide 7 wikipedia Slide 8 wikipedia Slide 9 wikipedia