Russia

Use the following websites to answer the questions below: Please put your answers on a word document. Please use complete sentences. Print the paper and turn it in by the end of the period.

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3183.htm

What events ushered in modern day Russia? Are there more births or deaths annually in Russia? What is the cause of this? What are some of the human rights concerns in Russia? What are some of the current issues facing Russia? What is the relationship between Russia and the U.S.?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16060870 Who is Putin? What is he trying to do? How do the Russian people feel about him?

http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=258963 How might the U.S. and Europe be at odds with Russia? In your opinion what should the U.S. do? Why?

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/world/europe/a-resolute-putin-faces-a-changing-russia.html What's changed in Russia according to this article? Whose approval meant the most to Putin? What does Putin not want to give up?