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the Washington Post and the Washington Times
What papers reported on this incident?
Christopher H. Smith
Which representative criticized the the State Department investigation?
Potemkin Villages
The representative said that inspectors had been show what sort of villages?
Dr. Nafis Sadik
Which former director defended UNFPA?
Amnesty International
Which NGO investigated the Chinese program in 2005?
coercive techniques
What sort of techniques did the State Department conclude were still being employed by China?
Amnesty International
What organization found no evidence that UNFPA had supported Chinese coercion?
Population Research Institute
In 2001, what organization accused UNFPA of sharing office space with Chinese family planning officials?
United Nations Members
In January 2006, who approved UNFPA's new country programme?
130
How many members does the “Group of 77” have?
the United Kingdom
Who, speaking for the European democracies, also defended UNFPA?
President
Which government official blocked funding to the UNFPA?
Bush
What was the name of the official who blocked UNFPA funding?
$244 million
How much funding was blocked?
the Executive Branch
Which branch of government denied the UNFPA funding?
Congressionally
How had the UNFPA funding been initially approved?
the Netherlands
Which European government contributed the most to the UNFPA in 2008?
Luxembourg
Which European government contributed the least to the UNFPA in 2008?
Japan
Which non-European donor was most important to the UNFPA in 2008?
180
In 2008, over how many countries contributed to the UNFPA?
America
What is one country in which nonprofit organizations try to make up for the loss of United States funding for the UNFPA?
nonprofit
What kind of organization is Friends of UNFPA?
Americans for UNFPA
What was Friends of UNFPA's previous name?
federal funding
What type of United States funding does Friends of UNFPA try to replace?
private donations
Through what sort of donations does Friends of UNFPA raise money?
Barack Obama
Which president began funding UNFPA again?
2009
In what year did U.S. funding of UNFPA resume?
January
In what month did U.S. funding of UNFPA resume?
180
The president said the U.S. would be joining how many donor nations?
154
The president said funding the U.N. Population Fund would help in how many countries?
the Pacific Ocean
Which ocean is along eastern Russia?
the Soviet Union
Which union did Russia belong to after 1922?
91
When did the RSFSR cease to be a part of the Soviet Union?
sixteen
How many autonomous republics make up the RSFSR?
forty
The RSFSR contains how many oblasts?
five
How many autonomous oblasts were part of the RSFSR?
six
How many krais were present in the RSFSR?
the Bolsheviks
Which group originally created the Soviet state?
Vladimir Lenin
Who led the group which created the Soviet state?
the Russian Provisional Government
Which government was overthrown during the October Revolution?
five months
How long did the new Russian Soviet state go unrecognized by other countries?
Sovdepia
What name did people opposed to the Bolsheviks use for the Soviet state?
Vladimir Lenin
Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks in 1917?
Russian Provisional Government
What body was overthrown by the October Revolution?
five months
For how long did the Soviet Union go unrecognized?
Sovdepia
What derisive label was given to the USSR by the enemies of the Bolsheviks?
December 30, 1922
When was the Soviet Union created?
six
How many republics were in the USSR?
the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
What name for Russia was listed in the Soviet Constitution?
1936
When did the Soviet Union include the final Russian name for its republic in the Constitution?
the Great Northern War
In which war was Russia involved in 1700?
December 30, 1922
On what date was the Soviet Union created?
six
How many republics made up the USSR by the end of 1922?
1936
In what year was the name Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic adopted?
Soviet Constitution of 1936
What document renamed the country the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic?
1700
In what year was the Great Northern War fought?
December 25, 1991
When did the Soviet Union break up?
the Russian Federation
Which name did Russia take after the fall of the Soviet Union?
the Russian Federation
What is the current official name of Russia?
April 21, 1992
When was the current name for Russia added to the Russian constitution?
December 25, 1991
When was Russia renamed the Russian Federation?
the collapse of the Soviet Union
What event led to Russia being renamed the Russian Federation?
April 21, 1992
When was Russia made an official state name of the Russian Federation?
1993 Constitution of Russia
What 1993 document confirmed Russia as an official state name of the Russian Federation?
Poland
Which country did the RSFSR border on the west?
Norway and Finland
Which countries did the RSFSR border on the northwest?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Mongolian People's Republic, and the People's Republic of China
Which countries did the RSFSR border on the southeast?
Azerbaijan, Georgian and Kazakh SSRs
Which Soviet countries did the RSFSR border on the south?
the Ukrainian, Belarusian, Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian SSRs
Which Soviet countries did the RSFSR border on the west?
Poland
What country borders Russia on the west?
Finland
Along with Norway, what country borders the RSFSR on the northwest?
Georgian
In the USSR, what SSR did the RSFSR border along with the Kazakh SSR?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Along with the Mongolian People's Republic and the People's Republic of China, what country did the RSFSR border to its southeast?
November 7, 1917
When did the Soviet regime first become powerful?
the Russian Provisional Government
Which government was in power before the Soviet regime?
the October Revolution
Which revolution led to the Soviet regime's rise to power?
five months
How long was the state of the Soviet regime unrecognized by other countries?
the Russian Republic
What was the name of the republic the Russian Provisional Goverment ruled?
November 7, 1917
When did the Soviet government assume power?
the October Revolution
What event led to the assumption of power by the Soviet government?
the Russian Provisional Government
What body governed Russia prior to the Soviet government?
five
In months, for how long was the new Soviet state unrecognized?
the Soviet Russian Republic
Which official name was Russia given at the start of 1918?
Germany
To which country did Russia give land during World War I?
the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Which treaty did Russia sign in order to give land and gain peace during World War I?
the Russian Civil War
What war resulted in Russia shrinking further during 1918?
third
What numbered meeting of the All-Russian Congress of Soviets occurred on January 25, 1918?
the Soviet Russian Republic
On January 25, 1918, what was the official name given to the Soviet state?
peace in World War I
What did Russia receive in return for signing the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
July 10, 1918
On what date was the country renamed the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic?
the Russian Civil War
During what 1918 conflict did states secede from Russia?
Karachay Autonomous Oblast
Which oblast was broken up in 1943?
Central Asia
Where were the Karachays sent after their oblast was broken up?
the Georgian SSR
Which SSR received the land of the Karachays' oblast?
Joseph Stalin
Who broke up the Karachays' oblast?
Joseph Stalin
Who eliminated the Karachay Autonomous Oblast?
1943
When was the Karachay Autonomous Oblast ended?
Central Asia
To where were the Karachays exiled?
alleged collaboration with the Germans
Why were the Karachays exiled?
Georgian SSR
What republic was the territory of the Karachay Autonomous Oblast transferred to?