In Russia, the largest ethnic group in terms of population includes ________, who make up about 83 percent of the total population.
A. speakers of Tatar
B. ethnic Chechens
C. ethnic Avars
D. speakers of Slavic languages
E. speakers of Finno-Ugric languages
Question 2
With the economic crisis of the early 1990s, Yeltsin sought to bolster his own position by buying the support of regional leaders, giving them virtually anything they asked for. What was the effect of such a stance on Russian federalism?
A. Under Yeltsin, the central government came to dominate the sub-national units,
resulting in an unusual degree of political centralization for a federal system of such
size and diversity.
B. Local autonomy was completely abolished.
C. The power of the Russian central government was restored.
D. Under Yeltsin, Russian federalism trended toward decentralization in which some
regions enjoyed more autonomy than others.
E. Yeltsin appointed new officials to take control of regional federal agencies.
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