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When did the Soviet Union break up?
December 25, 1991
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Which name did Russia take after the fall of the Soviet Union?
the Russian Federation
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What is the current official name of Russia?
the Russian Federation
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When was the current name for Russia added to the Russian constitution?
April 21, 1992
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When was Russia renamed the Russian Federation?
December 25, 1991
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What event led to Russia being renamed the Russian Federation?
the collapse of the Soviet Union
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When was Russia made an official state name of the Russian Federation?
April 21, 1992
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What 1993 document confirmed Russia as an official state name of the Russian Federation?
1993 Constitution of Russia
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Which country did the RSFSR border on the west?
Poland
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Which countries did the RSFSR border on the northwest?
Norway and Finland
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Which countries did the RSFSR border on the southeast?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Mongolian People's Republic, and the People's Republic of China
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Which Soviet countries did the RSFSR border on the south?
Azerbaijan, Georgian and Kazakh SSRs
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Which Soviet countries did the RSFSR border on the west?
the Ukrainian, Belarusian, Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian SSRs
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What country borders Russia on the west?
Poland
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Along with Norway, what country borders the RSFSR on the northwest?
Finland
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In the USSR, what SSR did the RSFSR border along with the Kazakh SSR?
Georgian
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Along with the Mongolian People's Republic and the People's Republic of China, what country did the RSFSR border to its southeast?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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When did the Soviet regime first become powerful?
November 7, 1917
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Which government was in power before the Soviet regime?
the Russian Provisional Government
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Which revolution led to the Soviet regime's rise to power?
the October Revolution
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How long was the state of the Soviet regime unrecognized by other countries?
five months
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What was the name of the republic the Russian Provisional Goverment ruled?
the Russian Republic
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When did the Soviet government assume power?
November 7, 1917
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What event led to the assumption of power by the Soviet government?
the October Revolution
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What body governed Russia prior to the Soviet government?
the Russian Provisional Government
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In months, for how long was the new Soviet state unrecognized?
five
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Which official name was Russia given at the start of 1918?
the Soviet Russian Republic
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To which country did Russia give land during World War I?
Germany
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Which treaty did Russia sign in order to give land and gain peace during World War I?
the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
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What war resulted in Russia shrinking further during 1918?
the Russian Civil War
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What numbered meeting of the All-Russian Congress of Soviets occurred on January 25, 1918?
third
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On January 25, 1918, what was the official name given to the Soviet state?
the Soviet Russian Republic
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What did Russia receive in return for signing the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
peace in World War I
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On what date was the country renamed the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic?
July 10, 1918
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During what 1918 conflict did states secede from Russia?
the Russian Civil War
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Which oblast was broken up in 1943?
Karachay Autonomous Oblast
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Where were the Karachays sent after their oblast was broken up?
Central Asia
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Which SSR received the land of the Karachays' oblast?
the Georgian SSR
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Who broke up the Karachays' oblast?
Joseph Stalin
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Who eliminated the Karachay Autonomous Oblast?
Joseph Stalin
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When was the Karachay Autonomous Oblast ended?
1943
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To where were the Karachays exiled?
Central Asia
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Why were the Karachays exiled?
alleged collaboration with the Germans
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What republic was the territory of the Karachay Autonomous Oblast transferred to?
Georgian SSR
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On what date was the RSFSR established?
November 7, 1917
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What event led to the establishment of the RSFSR?
October Revolution
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In what year was the Constitution adopted?
1918
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The Treaty on the Creation of the USSR was signed in what year?
1922
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How much of the USSR's electricity was produced in the RSFSR?
two-thirds
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What two countries produced more petroleum than Russia in 1961?
the United States and Saudi Arabia
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How many students were in institutions of higher education in Russia in 1974?
23,941,000
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How many institutions of higher education did Russia possess in 1974?
475
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In how many languages were students in institutions of higher education being educated in 1974?
47
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On what date was the Declaration of State Sovereignty adopted?
June 12, 1990
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Who became president on June 12, 1991?
Boris Yeltsin
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On what date were the Belavezha Accords signed?
December 8, 1991
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When did the Russian Parliament ratify the Belavezha Accords?
December 12
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What agreement did the Belavezha Accords supersede?
1922 Treaty on the Creation of the USSR
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What was the new name given to the RSFSR on December 25, 1991?
Russian Federation
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On what date was the USSR dissolved?
December 26, 1991
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What body was responsible for the dissolution of the USSR?
Soviet of Nationalities
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What house of the Supreme Soviet was not functioning as of December 26, 1991?
Soviet of the Union
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What was one right of the Soviet government that the government of Russia assumed?
UN membership
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On what date was the state named the Soviet Russian Republic?
January 25, 1918
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What body renamed the state the Soviet Russian Republic?
All-Russian Congress of Soviets
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When was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk signed?
March 3, 1918
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The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ceded land to what state?
Germany
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What document renamed the state the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic?
Russian Constitution of 1918
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What treaty resulted in the recognition of the RSFSR by Latvia and other states?
Treaty of Tartu
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Along with Estonia, Latvia, Finland and Lithuania, what state recognized the RSFSR in 1920?
Irish Republic
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What was the common name of the Soviet Union?
Russia
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Technically, what type of state was Russia?
republic
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What was the largest republic in the Soviet Union?
Russia
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What percentage of the RSFSR was made up of plains?
70%
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In what part of the RSFSR did tundra mainly exist?
the east
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Along with petroleum and iron ore, what resource was abundant in the RSFSR?
natural gas
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On what date was the Treaty on the Creation of the USSR passed?
December 30, 1922
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What body passed the Treaty on the Creation of the USSR?
First Congress of the Soviets of the USSR
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Along with the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, what state joined Russia to form the Soviet Union?
Transcaucasian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic
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On what date was the 1924 Soviet Constitution adopted?
January 31, 1924
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What body adopted the 1924 Soviet Constitution?
the Second Congress of Soviets of the USSR
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During what span was there a famine in the Soviet Union?
1932–1933
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What document was ratified on December 5, 1936?
the 1936 Soviet Constitution
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What were the Kazakh ASSR and Kirghiz ASSR renamed per the 1936 Soviet Constitution?
the Kazakh and Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republics
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What republic did the Karakalpak Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic become a part of?
the Uzbek SSR
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What effect did the 1936 Soviet Constitution have on the size of the Russia?
reduced
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What was Soviet Russia called as of 1937?
the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
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What document changed the name of Russia in 1937?
the Russian Constitution of 1937
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What state was dissolved on March 3, 1944?
the Chechen-Ingush ASSR
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Who ordered the deportation of the residents of the Chechen-Ingush ASSR?
Stalin
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Why were the residents of the Chechen-Ingush ASSR deported?
accusations of collaboration with the invaders and separatism
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Along with the RSFSR, what republic received territory from the former Chechen-Ingush ASSR?
Georgian SSR
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What was the Tuvan People's Republic renamed when it joined the RSFSR?
Tuvan Autonomous Oblast
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On what date did the Tuvan People's Republic join the Russian SFSR?
October 11, 1944
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What did the former Tuvan People's Republic become in 1961?
an Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
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Along with Estonia, what country was taken over by the Russian SFSR in 1944?
Latvia
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What modern districts of Estonia and Latvia were annexed by the RSFSR in 1944?
Pechorsky and Pytalovsky Districts
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Near what town did the RSFSR annex territory in 1944?
Ivangorod
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Along with Sakhalin Island, what islands were occupied by the Soviets after the Second World War?
Kuril Islands
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What administrative division did Sakhalin Island become a part of?
the RSFSR
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