First communist leader Answer: square Which Russian tsar is credited with pulling the country into the modern age? Select one: Peter the Great ) Catherine II the Great Alexander II Ivan the Terrible What was the name of the city that was basically the beginning of Russia? Select one: Berlin St. Petersburg Kiev Moscow

The first communist leader was Vladimir Lenin. He was the head of the Bolshevik Party and played a key role in the establishment of the Soviet Union.<br /><br />The Russian tsar who is credited with pulling the country into the modern age is Peter the Great. He implemented a series of reforms aimed at modernizing Russia and bringing it in line with Western European standards.<br /><br />The city that is considered the beginning of Russia is Kiev. It served as the capital of the Kievan Rus', an early medieval state that eventually evolved into the Russian state.