Unit 5 MKI: Russia and Eurasia Research Study.

Empire -correct answer an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, often an emperor or empress Tsar -correct answer an emperor of Russia before 1917. Ethnic -correct answer relating to a large group of people with common cultural and racial background Eastern Orthodoxy -correct answer branch of christianity that is practiced in eastern Europe and Russia Communism -correct answer a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership Totalitarian -correct answer when the government has total control over the lives of individuals citizens Collective Farms -correct answer large government-owned farms Subsistence Farming -correct answer farming in which only enough food to feed one's family is produced state-owned business -correct answer a business that is owned and controlled by the central government Government Corruption -correct answer when the government uses its power for personal gain instead of the benefit of the people Propaganda -correct answer the spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person. Limited Government -correct answer government structure in which government