PPT-CH. 11 RUSSIA & THE ERUSIAN REPUBLICS

SECTION 1 GEOGRAPHY PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Russia amp the Eurasian republics take up about onesixth of the land surface of the entire Earth Russia is the largest country in the world in total land mass . The Largest region we will study, spanning two continents and including eleven time zones.. Countries as ranked by GDP. Kazakhstan. Turkmenistan. Countries as ranked by land size. Kazakhstan. Russia. Russia’s Origins and Growth. The Russian state began in the region between the Baltic and Black seas. In the 9. th. century, Vikings built a settlement for the region’s river trade. They slowly adopted local Slavic customs and the village grew.. Why has Siberia become an increasingly valuable area to Russia. ?. Natural resources are abundant.  . How do geography and location contribute to the climate of Siberia. ? . Flat landscape near Arctic circle. Scaling up Spinoff Companies. The World Bank . GDLN. Video Conference – June 16 2011 . 1. The World Bank. Europe and Central Asia Region. Finance and Private Sector Development. Prepared by Paulo Correa and Juan Julio Gutierrez . By: Zoe Antipas,Samantha Beebe, and, Christian Victorino. publishingperspectives.com. Location on world map. Russia is mostly in Asia but, its capital, Moscow is in Europe.. Russia is the largest country and it covers 9 time zones, all climate zones except tropical.. Dirk van . Delen. ,. ‘Assembly of the Dutch States General’. (1651). Mark Knights. Outline. What was a republic?. Analyse the variety of republics: Holy Roman Empire, Swiss cantons, Venice, Britain . Russia was formerly known as the _____ _____, which operated under a ________ regime.. The current president of Russia is ___________.. _______ is the largest country in the world in terms of land mass.. Physical Geography. Russia…it’s big. Russia’s Land Size. A comparatively small (<145 million[The USSR had 293 m.]) and concentrated population.. Concentrated development.. Multicultural state.. Chapter 9. From Communism to Free Enterprise. Chapter 9. Section 1. Becoming a . Free Market Economy. After the collapse of Communism, Russia moved toward a free market economy. Free Market Economy: People, rather than government, decide what goods and services to produce, how to produce, & who will buy them. (2008-2016). January 2017. CONTENTS. Summary. National Member Organization. Some Leading Russian Personalities. Associated with IIASA. Research Partners. Research Collaborations: Selected Highlights. The music of Russia is steeped in age-old traditions. . Solo singing is common among herders, string instruments mix with accordions in the folk music of farming communities, and a strong legacy of choral music is found in cities and towns throughout the region.. it . descended from the . domra. , an instrument from the . Caucasus region. of Russia. . There . is also similarity to the . Kazakh . dombra. , which has 2 strings, and the . Mongolian . topshur. .. Sovnakom. created which bypassed the Soviet. This showed that the Bolsheviks were making the main decisions with little regard for other political groups.. The Civil war & the economy made it crucial that the Bolsheviks develop a centralised state.. Christmas in Russia What do you know about Russia? Russia has the same color as the USA flag. The capital of R ussia is Moscow T he Continent of R ussia is Europe and A sia Russia population is 146 million