13. Look at the picture by a Chinese artist: “a battle for Albazin between Russian Cossacks and Daurs”. Explain what you see there.

14. Answer the following sentences:

•What event interrupted the development of the Far East?

•Which side was the first to start the war for the Amur River?

•Why did Cossacks of Albazin surrender?

• Who were the “Albazinians”?

• When was the Nerchinsk treaty concluded?

• Did the Russian or the opposite side dictate the terms of the Nerchinsk treaty?

• How long was Russia cut off the Amur valley?

• Why did the Nivkhi take part in driving the Russians off the Lower Amur?

• Did the movement to the east “towards the sun” stop? Why?

15. Find in the Text the sentences with the key vocabulary and translate them into Russian.

16. Prove that the Nerchinsk treaty had a negative influence upon the development of the Russian Far East.

17. Explain the meaning of the phrase: “the movement towards the sun”.

18. Give a summary of the text.

19. Write an essay on the following theme:”Achievements and Losses of Russia in the Far East during the 17^th Century”.

Unit IV. Peter’s age in the far east

1. History Test: ”What do you know about Peter I?”. Choose the correct variant:

• Peter’s parents were:

1. Alexey Mikhailovich and Nataliya Naryshkina

2. Alexey Mikhailovich and Maria Miloslavskaya

•Peter became the pretender to the Russian throne at the age of

a) ten, after the death of his stepbrother Feodor

b) eighteen when he came of age

•When he was small the country was ruled by

a) his mother b) his stepsister Sofia

•He spent childhood

a) in the Kremlin

b) in the village of Preobrazhenskoe

•His first wife was

a) Eudoxia Lopukhina b) Ann Monst

•His beloved wife was

a) Martha Skavronskaya b) Catherine

•He had

a)14 children b) one son Alexey

•Peter I died of

a) cold b) uremia

•After his death Russia was ruled by

a) his elder son Alexey b) his wife

Lesson 6. Development of the Far Eastern Lands by Peter I

1. Study the key vocabulary:

right of ownership – право на владение

to lose (lost-lost) completely and forever –потерять полностью и навсегда

to supply with provision and necessary goods – снабжать продуктами и необходимыми товарами

to study the opportunities –изучать возможности, перспективы

impossibility to use –невозможность использовать

to rely on –полагаться на

overland road – дорога по земле, суше

coal and oil deposits –уголь и запасы нефти

to find out - разузнать, выяснить

to converge – сходиться, встречаться

2. Complete the following sentences with the correct key word or word-combination:

•Before starting a new business it’s necessary to ____________ and ____________ all details.

•In the Far East people could _______________ only on themselves.

• The Far East is rich in __________________ and ______________________ .

• After Russia had lost the Amur River it could use only _____________________ to _____________Kamchatka, Sakhalin and the north of the Far East with __________________.

•In the 17^th century foreign countries lost the hope to get _____________ to Russian territory __________________ and __________________.

•The Bering Strait is a place where Asia ____________________ with America.