1. Russia

2. Russia

3. Russia once had an emperor called a Czar (zar). Population 143 million.Population 143 million. The first person in space was a Russian named Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin Russia has become one of the worlds greatest hockey countries.Russia has become one of the worlds greatest hockey countries. Russia was once known as the USSR. It had a very strong communist government. This government failed and Russia became democratic on December 25, 1991. Russia

4. The capital city is Moscow. (population 11 million)The capital city is Moscow. (population 11 million) This is the flag of Russia.This is the flag of Russia. Russia Vladisav Tretiak 1972

5. Your Global Speller Words for Week 18: 1) Moscow11) soviet 2) bear12) gymnastics 3) spies13) Siberia 4) Kremlin14) superpower 5) communists15) Czar 6) Lenin16) federation 7) Stalin17) homeland 8) sputnik18) mother 9) cosmonaut19) sickle 10) St. Petersburg20) hammer Russia