Russia: reforms, the constitution and the new century
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write four economic problems of Russia in the 1990s and their consequences in a table.
For example: rising prices – devaluation of savings; falling output – unemployment; foreign debt – the 1998 crisis; privatization – wealth inequality.
2
Put the events in chronological order: the August 1998 crisis; the freeing of prices in 1992; the October 1993 conflict; the December 1993 referendum.
1) 1992 prices; 2) October 1993; 3) December 1993 referendum; 4) August 1998 crisis.
3
Briefly compare the first and second Chechen wars by “years, position of the centre, outcome”.
First: 1994–1996, ended by the Khasavyurt Accord; second: from 1999, the federal centre restored control.
4
Present two kinds of assessments (positive and critical) of the Yeltsin era in 6–7 sentences.
Positive: freedoms, the market, multi-party politics; critical: poverty, corruption, the crises of 1993 and 1998. Each side should be backed with evidence.
5
What is a sanction? Name two kinds of sanctions introduced after 2014.
A sanction is a restriction used to put pressure on a state. For example: financial restrictions and asset freezes on certain individuals, and limits on trade in technology and energy.