Civilization 5 – Russia Guide

Russia (Catherine)

Unique Ability: Siberian Riches

• Strategic Resources provide +1 production. Horses, iron and uranium deposits are doubled.

Start Bias

• Tundra

Unique Unit: Cossack

• Replaces: Calvary
• Cost: 225 Production
• Mounted Unit
• Combat Strength: 34
• Movement: 4
• No defensive bonuses, can move after attacking, penalty attacking cities, combat bonus against damaged units 25%

Unique Building: Krepost

• Replaces: Barracks
• Cost: 75 Production
• Maintenance: 1 GPT
• +15 experience for all units built in this city, reduces culture cost of buying new tiles by 25%

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