Russia
was
once
called
the
____________________
____________________
.
The
Soviet
Union
was
a
____________________
country
,
meaning
all
businesses
and
political
activities
were
controlled
by
the
government
.
Communism
an
____________________
government
and
often
leads
to
dictatorship
.
One
dictator
in
the
Soviet
Union
was
Joseph
____________________
.
His
name
means
"
Man
of
Steel
.
"
He
killed
over
30
____________________
people
through
executions
,
starvation
,
and
exile
to
labor
camps
in
Siberia
.
____________________
is
a
huge
,
frozen
region
of
Russia
.
Very
few
people
live
there
because
it
is
so
cold
and
icy
.
There
are
not
many
people
in
Siberia
,
but
the
area
has
lots
of
____________________
like
coal
,
oil
,
and
natural
gas
.
Siberia
is
separated
from
western
Russia
by
the
____________________
mountains
.
Most
Russians
live
in
western
Russia
and
that
is
where
the
capital
,
____________________
,
is
.
The
Soviet
Union
and
the
United
States
were
in
the
____________________
____________________
for
many
years
.
This
means
they
never
fought
a
violent
war
,
but
there
was
a
long
period
of
distrust
.
Both
countries
also
spent
lots
of
time
and
money
building
and
storing
____________________
weapons
.
The
Cold
War
ended
when
the
Soviet
Union
collapsed
in
____________________
.
The
Soviet
Union
became
the
current
country
,
____________________
.
Modern
Russia
has
been
controlled
by
Vladimir
Putin
since
1999
.
Since
then
,
____________________
has
been
either
president
or
prime
minister
.
Many
Russians
and
people
around
the
world
do
not
trust
him
.
With
Putin
in
charge
,
Russian
citizens
do
not
have
the
____________________
to
do
many
things
Americans
can
do
like
freely
speak
or
protest
the
government
.
