Byzantine Civilization and Early Russia - Page 3

Questions
  • How did Catherine the Great become Czarina?
  • What event caused Russia to exit World War I?
  • How did World War I affect Russia and its government?
  • Which famous Ottoman sultan was responsible for the empire's greatest achievements in law, art, architecture, and literature?
  • During the Time of Troubles in Russia, why was there much confusion?
  • Why did Russia and Britain ultimately depose Reza Shah in 1941?
  • What was the turning point of World War II in Eastern Europe? Who defeated whom?
  • Why is the Syrian and Russian attack on Aleppo significant?
  • What good and bad did Ivan the Terrible do?
  • Russia turned to which type of economic system in the 1990s?
  • What did the Byzantine Empire give Russia?
  • Who was the Czar of Russia during the Revolution?
  • Why do Basil I and Basil II typify Byzantine emperors?
  • How far east did Alexander the Great extend his empire?
  • What were some problems Gorbachev faced while leading Russia?
  • What impact did the shift to market economics have on Russia under Boris Yeltsin?
  • Which city became the capital for the Russian Empire under the czars?
  • What country claimed to be the defender of "brother Slavs"?
  • Who opposed Mikhail Gorbachev becoming the next Russian leader?
  • Who was Russia's first democratically elected president?