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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 26 1986 .
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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 26 1986.
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.
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.
Russia 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.
Russia is divided into 11 time zones
The United States has 4 time zones.
World time zones 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 5 6 9 11 7 8 10
Russian Flag after 1991
Cyrillic Alphabet http://www.friends-partners.org/oldfriends/language/russian-alphabet.html
Language Russian
Religion 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
American Money 1 Dollar = 100 Pennies Russian Money 1 Ruble = 100 Kopeks
1.00 US Dollar = 29.989RUB Rs 31,000 for the 8 GB model
Government 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. Caspian Sea • It has characteristics common to both seas and lakes. • It is 152,085 square feet. • it holds a volume of water larger than that of all the great lakes combined.
The Kremlin Moscow is the capital and largest city in Russia. The Kremlin is the center of government.
The capital of Russia is Moscow. The next largest city is St. Petersburg. (Leningrad)
The Kremlin on the Moscow River
Let’s visit some important cities in Russia. • Moscow www.galenfrysinger.com
St. Petersburg www.galenfrysinger.com
Irkutsk, in Siberia www.galenfrysinger.com
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
St. Basil's Cathedral, Moscow
A full moon rises above a cathedral in St. Petersburg (Leningrad).
Count in Russian Matryoshka- (ma-tree-OSH-ka) 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 • 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.
