| A | B |
|---|
| Ural Mountains | Separates Europe from Asia. |
| Moscow | Russia's capital. |
| Siberia | The vast area in Russia between the Urals and the Pacific. |
| Volga River | The longest river in Europe. |
| taiga | A vast forest of evergreen trees. |
| Kiev | Capital of Ukraine. |
| czar | Another name for the emperor of Russia. |
| Bolsheviks | A radical Russian Communist group that seized power in teh Russian Revolution. |
| gulags | Harsh Soviet labor camps often located in Siberia. |
| dachas | Russian country houses. |
| smelters | Factories that process metal ores. |
| Trans-Siberian Railroad | A rail line that runs from Moscow to Vladivostok, the single longest rail line in the world. |
| Chechyna | Some people in this Russian republic want independence resulting in fighting and terrorism. |
| Tbilisi | Georgia's capital. |
| Yerevan | Armenia's capital. |
| Baku | Azerbaijan's capital. |
