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Hint
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Answer
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A
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About one-fifth of Russia lies in this latitude zone
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Arctic
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B
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Sea to the southwest, popular tourist destination
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Black Sea
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C
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Peninsula that became part of Russia in 2014
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Crimea
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D
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River famous for its Cossacks
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Don
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E
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Highest mountain (5,642 m)
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Elbrus
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F
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Full name of the country: Russian _________
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Federation
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G
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Bordering country, fought a war against Russia in 2008
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Georgia
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H
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Communist symbol still in use on some federal subjects' flags
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Hammer and Sickle
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I
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Large city near Lake Baikal
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Irkutsk
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J
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Country that claims some of Russia's Kuril Islands
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Japan
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K
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Peninsula famous for its volcanoes
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Kamchatka
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L
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Largest freshwater lake in Europe
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Lake Ladoga
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M
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The Third Rome
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Moscow
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N
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Biggest city in Siberia
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Novosibirsk
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O
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Major river in western Siberia
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Ob
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P
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Body of water that forms Russia's eastern boundary
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Pacific Ocean
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Q
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Russia is the largest importer of this mineral, used in jewelry and watches
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Quartz
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R
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Large city on the banks of D
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Rostov-on-Don
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S
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Second biggest city, capital of the Russian Empire
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Saint Petersburg
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T
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World's longest railway line
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Trans-Siberian Railway
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U
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Mountain range between Europe and Asia
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Urals
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V
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Russia's "mother" river, the longest in Europe
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Volga
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W
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Arctic sea, the location of the major port of Arkhangelsk
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White Sea
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Y
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Russian territory larger than Argentina, famous for extremely cold winters
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Yakutia
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Z
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Arctic archipelago, site of the biggest nuclear test in history: Novaya _____
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Zemlya
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