The phrases that fill the blanks are : Eastern Orthodoxy and Tsar.
The Kievan Rus developed close ties with the Byzantines, leading early Russia to adopt Eastern Orthodoxy (This process was called the christianization of Kievan Rus). The first Russian empire revered the Roman and Byzantine empires, and adopted the title of Tsar for its emperors in honor of the former rulers in Rome.
I listen music or just sit in a room by myself with no noise. I play my instrument or blast music on my speakers :) everyone is different though
Since there was a lack in food, jobs, and other necessary things needed to survive during the depression period, Americans had to get as much as they needed. However, they also despised the fact that African Americans, who they did not consider as Americans, would also have to fight for those basic needs. Discriminative Americans then saw them not as Americans and rationalized that African Americans should not partake in the basic necessities. This kind of rationale caused a lot of discrimination during the depression.