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November 7, 1917
On what date was the RSFSR established?
October Revolution
What event led to the establishment of the RSFSR?
1918
In what year was the Constitution adopted?
1922
The Treaty on the Creation of the USSR was signed in what year?
two-thirds
How much of the USSR's electricity was produced in the RSFSR?
the United States and Saudi Arabia
What two countries produced more petroleum than Russia in 1961?
23,941,000
How many students were in institutions of higher education in Russia in 1974?
475
How many institutions of higher education did Russia possess in 1974?
47
In how many languages were students in institutions of higher education being educated in 1974?
June 12, 1990
On what date was the Declaration of State Sovereignty adopted?
Boris Yeltsin
Who became president on June 12, 1991?
December 8, 1991
On what date were the Belavezha Accords signed?
December 12
When did the Russian Parliament ratify the Belavezha Accords?
1922 Treaty on the Creation of the USSR
What agreement did the Belavezha Accords supersede?
Russian Federation
What was the new name given to the RSFSR on December 25, 1991?
December 26, 1991
On what date was the USSR dissolved?
Soviet of Nationalities
What body was responsible for the dissolution of the USSR?
Soviet of the Union
What house of the Supreme Soviet was not functioning as of December 26, 1991?
UN membership
What was one right of the Soviet government that the government of Russia assumed?
January 25, 1918
On what date was the state named the Soviet Russian Republic?
All-Russian Congress of Soviets
What body renamed the state the Soviet Russian Republic?
March 3, 1918
When was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk signed?
Germany
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ceded land to what state?
Russian Constitution of 1918
What document renamed the state the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic?
Treaty of Tartu
What treaty resulted in the recognition of the RSFSR by Latvia and other states?
Irish Republic
Along with Estonia, Latvia, Finland and Lithuania, what state recognized the RSFSR in 1920?
Russia
What was the common name of the Soviet Union?
republic
Technically, what type of state was Russia?
Russia
What was the largest republic in the Soviet Union?
70%
What percentage of the RSFSR was made up of plains?
the east
In what part of the RSFSR did tundra mainly exist?
natural gas
Along with petroleum and iron ore, what resource was abundant in the RSFSR?
December 30, 1922
On what date was the Treaty on the Creation of the USSR passed?
First Congress of the Soviets of the USSR
What body passed the Treaty on the Creation of the USSR?
Transcaucasian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic
Along with the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, what state joined Russia to form the Soviet Union?
January 31, 1924
On what date was the 1924 Soviet Constitution adopted?
the Second Congress of Soviets of the USSR
What body adopted the 1924 Soviet Constitution?
1932–1933
During what span was there a famine in the Soviet Union?
the 1936 Soviet Constitution
What document was ratified on December 5, 1936?
the Kazakh and Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republics
What were the Kazakh ASSR and Kirghiz ASSR renamed per the 1936 Soviet Constitution?
the Uzbek SSR
What republic did the Karakalpak Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic become a part of?
reduced
What effect did the 1936 Soviet Constitution have on the size of the Russia?
the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
What was Soviet Russia called as of 1937?
the Russian Constitution of 1937
What document changed the name of Russia in 1937?
the Chechen-Ingush ASSR
What state was dissolved on March 3, 1944?
Stalin
Who ordered the deportation of the residents of the Chechen-Ingush ASSR?
accusations of collaboration with the invaders and separatism
Why were the residents of the Chechen-Ingush ASSR deported?
Georgian SSR
Along with the RSFSR, what republic received territory from the former Chechen-Ingush ASSR?
Tuvan Autonomous Oblast
What was the Tuvan People's Republic renamed when it joined the RSFSR?
October 11, 1944
On what date did the Tuvan People's Republic join the Russian SFSR?
an Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
What did the former Tuvan People's Republic become in 1961?
Latvia
Along with Estonia, what country was taken over by the Russian SFSR in 1944?
Pechorsky and Pytalovsky Districts
What modern districts of Estonia and Latvia were annexed by the RSFSR in 1944?
Ivangorod
Near what town did the RSFSR annex territory in 1944?
Kuril Islands
Along with Sakhalin Island, what islands were occupied by the Soviets after the Second World War?
the RSFSR
What administrative division did Sakhalin Island become a part of?
the southernmost Kurils
The ownership of what islands are disputed with Japan?
April 17, 1946
On what date was Kaliningrad Oblast annexed?
East Prussia
What province of Germany did Kaliningrad Oblast form a part of?
the Russian SFSR
What administrative division did Kaliningrad Oblast become a part of?
Malenkov
Who was demoted on February 8, 1955?
deputy Prime Minister
To what position was Malenkov demoted?
First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party
What position was held by Nikita Khrushchev?
Nikita Khrushchev
Who benefited from the demotion of Malenkov?
January 9, 1957
When was the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic transferred from the Georgian SSR?
Karachay Autonomous Oblast
What territory was transferred along with the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic?
Khrushchev
Who transferred the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic in 1957?
the Russian SFSR
To what republic was the Karachay Autonomous Oblast transferred in 1957?
the Georgian SSR
What republic had the Karachay Autonomous Oblast previously been a part of?
Nikita Khrushchev
Who lost power in 1964?
Leonid Brezhnev
Who assumed a position of power in 1964?
1982
When did Leonid Brezhnev die?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Whose assumption of power ended the era of stagnation?
introduced liberal reforms in Soviet society
How did Mikhail Gorbachev end the era of stagnation?
June 12, 1990
On what date was the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian SFSR adopted?
the Congress of People's Deputies of the Republic
What body passed the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian SFSR?
the "War of Laws"
What was the name of the period inaugurated by the passage of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian SFSR?
the Soviet Union
What government was the Russian Federation fighting against during this period?
March 17, 1991
On what date was the office of President of the RSFSR created?
Boris Yeltsin
Who was the first President of the RSFSR?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Who was the President of the Soviet Union in 1991?
June 12
On what date did the first election for President of the RSFSR occur?
August 19–21, 1991
During what period was there an attempted coup in Moscow?
August 23
On what date was the Communist Party of the Russian SFSR suspended?
Yeltsin
Who signed the decree suspending the Communist Party of the Russian SFSR?
November 6
On what date was the Communist Parties of the USSR banned from operating in the RSFSR?
Gorbachev
Aside from Yeltsin, what notable figure was present at the signing of the August 23 decree?
Belarus
In what country is Viskuli located?
December 8, 1991
On what date was the Agreement on the Establishment of the Commonwealth of Independent States signed?
Belavezha Accords
What is another name for the Agreement on the Establishment of the Commonwealth of Independent States?
the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR
What body ratified the Belavezha Accords on December 12?
fourteen
The Belavezha Accords consisted of how many articles?
December 24
When did the Russian Federation assume the Soviet Union's membership in the UN?
December 25
On what day did Gorbachev give up the presidency of the Soviet Union?
the Russian Federation
What was the new name given to the Russian SFSR after the resignation of Gorbachev?
Yeltsin
Who was the first president of the Russian Federation?
Rossiyskaya Gazeta
In what periodical was the new sovereign status of the Russian Federation first published?
the Council of People's Commissars
What was the government of the RSFSR called up to 1946?
Council of Ministers
What was the RSFSR government called starting in 1946?
Council of Ministers–Government
When the Soviet Union ended in 1991, what was the RSFSR government called?