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| czar |
the title of male Russian rulers before 1917. |
| Eastern Orthodox Church |
the modern group of Christian churches, such as the Russian and Greek Orthodox, that originated in the eastern part of the Roman Empire. |
| Europe |
Europe is one of the seven largest areas of land on the earth. These areas of land are called continents. The continent of Europe is not a really big continent compared with Asia or Africa, but it has over forty countries. Some are very small. Many different languages are spoken in Europe. Some of the languages are English, French, German, Swedish, Russian, Spanish, and Italian. |
| icon |
An icon is an image of a religious figure. Some Christian churches see icons as more than pictures. They see them as being a part of God. Icons are especially important to believers of the Russian and Greek Christian churches. [1/2 definitions] |
| Kremlin |
the top leaders of the Russian government, as symbolized by the Moscow Kremlin (preceded by "the"). [1/2 definitions] |
| Russia |
a country in eastern Europe and northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world. Russia is also called the Russian Federation. Moscow is the capital of Russia. Russia used to be the most powerful republic of a larger country called the Soviet Union, which existed from 1922 to 1991. |
| Russian |
When something is Russian, it is from the country of Russia, or it has to do with the people, culture, or language of Russia. [2 definitions] |
| Soviet Union |
The Soviet Union was a very large country that existed from 1922 until 1991. It was made up of the country of Russia and many other lands of eastern Europe and Asia. The city of Moscow in Russia was the capital of the Soviet Union, and Russia held the most power in the whole country. The Russian language was the official language everywhere. After 1991, many lands that had been part of the Soviet Union broke away from Russia and became independent. Some of these are Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Georgia, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. |
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