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Name	Description
Anastasia	Daughter of Nicholas II; thought to have died when the romanov family was executed in 1918. Since 1918, several women have claimed to be her.
Brezhnev, Leonid	Soviet leader who seized control of the Soviet communist pary form Khrushchev in 1964 and was head of the Soviet Union until his death in 1982.
Elizabeth	Czarina of Russia (1741-62). The daughter of Peter I and Catherine I, she obtained the throne by overthrowing Ivan VI.
Chernenko, Konstantin	He was elected Chairman and general secretary of the Communist pary on the death of Yuri Andropov (1984). He died shortly after taking office.
Ivan the Great	Ruled Russia as its first Czar (1462-1505).
Andropov, Yuri	President of the USSR (1983-4)
Bolsheviks	Radicals in the Russian Revolution who favored a revolution instead of gradual change; led by Lenin.
Ivan the Terrible	Russian Czar (1547-84) known for his cruelty and brutality.
Gorbachev, Mikhail	He served as he final president of the USSR (1988-91). He introduced the policies known as glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring). In 1990 he won the Nobel Peace prize.
Khrushchev, Nikita	Premier of the Soviet Union (1958-64): was premier during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Anastasia	Description: Daughter of Nicholas II; thought to have died when the romanov family was executed in 1918. Since 1918, several women have claimed to be her.	1	0	false
Brezhnev, Leonid	Description: Soviet leader who seized control of the Soviet communist pary form Khrushchev in 1964 and was head of the Soviet Union until his death in 1982.	2	0	false
Elizabeth	Description: Czarina of Russia (1741-62). The daughter of Peter I and Catherine I, she obtained the throne by overthrowing Ivan VI.	3	0	false
shortly	He was elected Chairman and general secretary of the Communist pary on the death of Yuri Andropov (1984). He died _____ after taking office.	4	1	true
Ivan the Great	Description: Ruled Russia as its first Czar (1462-1505).	5	0	false
Andropov, Yuri	Description: President of the USSR (1983-4)	6	0	false
favored	Radicals in the Russian Revolution who _____ a revolution instead of gradual change; led by Lenin.	7	1	true
Ivan the Terrible	Description: Russian Czar (1547-84) known for his cruelty and brutality.	8	0	false
glasnost	He served as he final president of the USSR (1988-91). He introduced the policies known as _____ (openness) and perestroika (restructuring). In 1990 he won the Nobel Peace prize.	9	1	true
Khrushchev, Nikita	Description: Premier of the Soviet Union (1958-64): was premier during the Cuban Missile Crisis.	10	0	false