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Life in eastern europe and western russia (People and cultures (Ethnic and…
Life in eastern europe and western russia
People and places
social and political changes
When the soviet union existed the centrel goverment was tight some groups wanted to form their own countries among them the chechens
The chechens live near the caspian sea and caucasaus mountains
Their region is mostly oil reserves oil pipelines transport fuel to major cities
They live in the chechnya region
russia troops battled the chechen rebels to make them apart of russia russia pulled out in 1999
The chechens
Putin was selected in 2000 and reelected in 2004 for second term in 2008 dimitri medelaev was elected president putin was elected again in 2012
putin was elected in 2012 soon after laws strengthing penalties against demonstartors, blocking some internet sites and restricting free speech
economic changes
Russia faced enormous challenges following the collapse of the USSR
most of its government had centered on military hardware so it was not ready for the transformation into a producer of cunsumer products
rise in prices while production slowed affected Russia wealthy individuals in a good way but did not improve living conditions for most of Russia
Where people live
Moscow and st.peterburg are biggest cities
Moscow is the cultureal, educationaland scientific challenges
It has also been the spiruatul home of the russian orthodox church
st petersbourgh was founded by peter the great in 1703
the biggest population centers in E. Europe are kiev, minsk,budapest, hungary , warsaw, and praugue Each city is the centrel of national culture
at one time most euros lived in rural areas now they live in urban
issues in eastern europe and western russia
People and cultures
Reliigon
Ethnic and language groups
The Slavic language was common and many people understood it
Slavs generally belonged to three categories, the east Slavs, the west Slavs, and the south Slavs
The east Slavs where located in Russia
The west Slavs are located in Poland and Gzech
The Arts
Daily Life
vocabulary