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Study Guide Answers
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St. Petersburg is located on the _________________________ River.
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Neva |
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The __________________ Museum in St. Petersburg, housed in a collection of five linked
palaces, is one of the world's greatest art galleries.
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Hermitage |
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________________, located about three hours from St. Petersburg, was founded by a norseman and was established as an early Russian state that flourished during the Middle Ages.
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Novgorod |
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_____________________ preceded Moscow as Russia's capital.
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Vladimir |
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St. ______________ is a monastery that was founded in the 14th Century by a monk who rallied Russians against their overlords.
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Serge |
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________________________ Cathedral dominates Moscow's Red Square.
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St. Basil's |
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The _____________________________ railroad spans across Russia's lower border, from
Moscow to Vladivostok.
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Trans-Siberian |
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Irkutsk was founded as a ______________________ garrison in 1651.
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Cossack |
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The ______________ River, which flows through Irkutsk, is the only outlet for the waters of Lake Baikal.
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Angara |
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With depths of more than a mile, ______________________ is the world's deepest lake.
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Baikal |
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____________ ___________, founded in the 17th Century, is the capital of the Buryat Republic.
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Ulan Ude |
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________________ _____________ was a 13th Century warlord whose Mongol hordes
conquered much of Asia, subdued western Russia, and threatened Europe.
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Genghis Khan |
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13.
The _____________ ______________, a temple, survived as a Buddhist spiritual center
during the Soviet regime.
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Ivolgan Datsan |
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The __________ ___________________ are descendants of traditionally-oriented
orthodox Christians who fled western Russia or were exiled to Siberia during a 17th Century period of ecclesiastical change.
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Old Believers |
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Khabarovsk, which lies on the _________________ River, is the capital of the Russian far east.
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Amur |
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Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky serves as the capital of the _________________________ Peninsula.
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Kamchatka |
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Koryaks and _____________________ are indigenous people that live in and around Esso.
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Evens |
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