Unit 5 Unit 5 Eastern Europe and Russia Eastern Europe and Russia

Chapter 12 Chapter 12 RussiaRussia

Lesson 3 The People and Culture

Core Vocabulary Core Vocabulary WordsWords

atheist 无神论者Pogrom 大屠杀

the Russians 俄罗斯人Soviet Union 苏联

worship 做礼拜Muslim 穆斯林

Chechens 车臣人Communist 共产主义

Kremlin 克里姆林宫

Extension Words Extension Words

Slavic 斯拉夫语

Tartar 鞑靼人

Russian Orthodox Church

俄罗斯正教

What Cultures Exist What Cultures Exist in Russia?in Russia?

The Russiansethnic group

民族

Slavic People Slavic People 斯拉夫人斯拉夫人

Countries with majority Slavic ethnicities and at least one Slavic

national language

West Slavic

East Slavic

South Slavic

From the early 6th century they spread from their original homeland to inhabit most of eastern Central Europe, Eastern Europe and the BalkansBalkans.

More than 70 ethnic More than 70 ethnic groups live in Russiagroups live in Russia

Tatars Tatars 鞑靼人鞑靼人

Chechens Chechens 车臣人车臣人

Chechen attempts to regain Chechen attempts to regain independenceindependence in the 1990s after the in the 1990s after the fall of the Soviet Unionfall of the Soviet Union have led to two have led to two devastating wars with the new Russian devastating wars with the new Russian state since 1994. state since 1994.

30% people died

BashkirsBashkirs 巴什基尔人巴什基尔人

Bashkirs are concentrated on the slopes and confines of the southern

Ural Mountains and the neighboring plains.

Chuvashes Chuvashes 楚瓦什人楚瓦什人

Udmurts Udmurts 乌德穆尔特人乌德穆尔特人

What Languages Do What Languages Do the People Speak?the People Speak?

русский языкрусский язык Russian Russian

Cyrillic alphabet 西里尔字母

What Religions Do the What Religions Do the People Practice?People Practice?

Russian Orthodox Church俄罗斯东正教会

atheist country atheist country 无神论国家无神论国家

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Islam Islam 伊斯兰教伊斯兰教

Judaism Judaism 犹太教犹太教

pogrompogrom

Jewish corpses in Auschwitz 奥斯威辛集中营

The Holocaust

大屠杀

The total number of Holocaust victims would be between 11 million and 17 million people.

What are the Major What are the Major Cities of this Region?Cities of this Region?

MoscowMoscow

Image the dream

RUSSIA IS ETERNAL, YET RUSSIA IS NEW.

TODAY, MOSCOW IS HOME TO A MULTITUDE OF NATIONALITIES, IDEAS AND PERSPECTIVES ALL SHARING ONE DREAM – TO HOST

THE 2012 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES.

MOSCOW IS HOME TO OVER 500 OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS AND COUNTLESS OLYMPIC DREAMS. WE ARE A CITY ENSHRINED BY OUR HISTORY AND A COUNTRY EMERGING AS A NEW NATION.

Kremlin birds eye view Kremlin birds eye view

the former royal citadel and currently the official residence of the President of Russia

Saint Basil's Cathedral Saint Basil's Cathedral 圣华西里教堂 圣华西里教堂

Red Square Red Square 红场红场

St. Petersburg St. Petersburg 圣彼得堡圣彼得堡

What Problems Do the What Problems Do the People face?People face?

ethnic groupsethnic groups