​Russia is usually cold.

This is Russia on the map

If you notice it is West of Alaska and North of Africa.

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Russia

​Use your highlighter and pencil to mark up the text.

1. Think about it! How did peter I and Catherine II change Russia?

2. How did the communist party plan to transform Russia into an industrial giant?​

3. How did Russia change in the last part of the 20th century​?

​The First Slav State

​The first Slav State was Kievan Rus. Kiv was it's center.

​2. The names of the nationalities

​Russians, Ukrainians, and the Belorussians were the 3 nationalities was split from Kiev.

​Czar

​Is Russian for Caesar or "Powerful Ruler"

​Sefs

​Were kind of like slaves. They could be traded with the land or sold with the land they farmed. .

​Katherine the Great

​took control of the north coast of the Black Sea.