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Russia| Noun | 1. | Russia - a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia an others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991February Revolution, Russian Revolution - the revolution against the Czarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 1917 October Revolution, Russian Revolution - the coup d'etat by the Bolsheviks under Lenin in November 1917 that led to a period of civil war which ended in victory for the Bolsheviks in 1922 Russian - the Slavic language that is the official language of Russia kvass - fermented beverage resembling beer but made from rye or barley kolkhoz - a collective farm owned by the communist state country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" Soviet Socialist Republic - one of the states that formerly made up the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922-1991) Caspian, Caspian Sea - a large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the Volga River; the largest inland body of water in the world Eurasia - the land mass formed by the continents of Europe and Asia steppe - extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia) czar, tsar, tzar - a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917) balagan - a word for chaos or fiasco borrowed from modern Hebrew (where it is a loan word from Russian); "it was utter and complete balagan!" | | | 2. | Russia - formerly the largest Soviet Socialist Republic in the USSR occupying eastern Europe and northern AsiaBorodino - Napoleon defeated the Russians in a pitched battle at Borodino in 1812, but irreparably weakened his army Soviet Socialist Republic - one of the states that formerly made up the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922-1991) Eurasia - the land mass formed by the continents of Europe and Asia Komi - a member of a Finnish people living in the northwestern Urals in Russia Inger, Ingerman, Ingrian - a member of western Finnish people formerly living in the Baltic province where Saint Petersburg was built Mordva, Mordvin, Mordvinian - a member of the agricultural people living in the central Volga provinces of European Russia Mansi, Vogul - a member of a nomadic people of the northern Ural mountains Russian - a native or inhabitant of Russia | | | 3. | Russia - a former empire in eastern Europe and northern Asia created in the 14th century with Moscow as the capital; powerful in 17-18th centuries under Peter the Great and Catherine the Great when Saint Petersburg was the capital; overthrown by revolution in 1917empire - the domain ruled by an emperor or empress Muscovy - a Russian principality in the 13th to 16th centuries; Moscow was the capital Eurasia - the land mass formed by the continents of Europe and Asia | | | 4. | Russia - a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent stateForeign Intelligence Service, Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki, SVR - Russia's intelligence service responsible for foreign operations, intelligence-gathering and analysis, and the exchange of intelligence information; collaborates with other countries to oppose proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and organized crime country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" Karelia - a region in Finland and Russia between the Gulf of Finland and the White Sea Astrakhan - a city in southwestern Russia on the delta of the Volga River Cherepovets - a city of east central Russia north of Moscow Chechen Republic, Chechenia, Chechnya - an autonomous republic in southwestern Russia in the northern Caucasus Mountains bordering on Georgia; declared independence from the USSR in 1991 but Russian troops invaded and continue to prosecute a relentless military campaign in the largely Muslim republic Grozny, Groznyy - the capital of Chechnya in southwestern Russia; center of extensive oil fields Kaluga - a city of central Russia south of Moscow Khabarovsk - an administrative territory in Russia on the eastern coast of Siberia Kursk - a city of southwestern Russia Siberia - a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters Kazan - an industrial city in the European part of Russia Murmansk - a port city in northwestern Russia on the Kola Peninsula; the largest city north of the Arctic Circle; an important supply line to Russia in World War I and World War II Nalchik - a city in southwestern Russia in a valley of the Caucasus Mountains; an industrial center and health resort Novgorod - a city in northwestern Russia on the Volkhov River; Russia's oldest city and an important trading center in the Middle Ages Saratov - an industrial city in the European part of Russia Smolensk - a city in western Russia on the Dnieper River; scene of severe fighting in World War II Ufa - a city in the European part of Russia Stalingrad, Tsaritsyn, Volgograd - a city in the European part of Russia on the Volga; site of German defeat in World War II in the winter of 1942-43 Novosibirsk - a city in the Asian part of Russia on the Ob river; largest city in Siberia Omsk - a city in the Asian part of Russia Nova Zembla, Novaya Zemlya - two islands in the Arctic Ocean belonging to Russia; site of a test center for nuclear warheads Kola Peninsula - a peninsula in northwestern Russia projecting eastward between the Barents Sea and the White Sea Dnieper, Dnieper River - a river that rises in Russia near Smolensk and flowing south through Belarus and Ukraine to empty into the Black Sea Don River, Don - a European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov Eurasia - the land mass formed by the continents of Europe and Asia Ilmen, Lake Ilmen - a lake in northwestern Russia; drains through the Volkhov River into Lake Ladoga | |
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