Russian Cities
The 'Third Rome.'
What is Moscow?
The first Tsar of Russia (hint: not 'ruler'!)
Who is Ivan IV (the Terrible)?
Composer of the Nutcracker ballet suite.
Who is Tchaikovsky?
A key Bolshevik leader, responsible for their victory in civil war. Had his own 'wing' of the party, exiled by Stalin in 1927.
Who is Trotsky?
Author of Uncle Vanya, Cherry Orchard, the Seagull.
Who is Chekhov?
The largest city in Siberia.
What is Novosibirsk?
Went on a Grand Embassy to Europe, was 7 feet tall.
Who was Peter I (the Great)?
What was the largest Soviet film production studio? (Hint: related to where it was located!)
What is Mosfilm?
On what year, following the loss to Japan in the Russo-Japanese War, was Russia's first 20th c. revolution?
What is 1905?
Large sections of this book are in French, features a well-researched history of Napoleon's Russian campaign.
What is War and Peace?
Situated on the Lena River/Pacific Ocean in the far east of Siberia and the second coldest city in the world.
What is Vladivostok?
The first Tsar of Russia (hint: not 'ruler'!)
When is 1015?
Director of the classic films Stalker, Solaris, Andrei Rublev.
Who is Andrei Tarkovsky?
Wealthier peasants that were stripped of land and positions, many were sent to reeducation camps
What are kulaks?
"All happy families are alike, but every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way" is this book's beginning.
What is Anna Karenina?
The name of the Russian capital at the time of the February Revolution in 1917.
What is Petrograd?
Under this "enlightened" ruler, an edict of toleration was issued which allowed for the free practice of Islam.
Who is Catherine II (the Great)?
What is Battleship Potemkin?
Economic problems in the early years of the Soviet Union led Lenin to implement a new set of laws for regulating markets. What was this called?
What is NEP (New Economic Policy)?
Famous poetess of the Soviet Union. Ran into trouble with censorship, many poems were preserved by memory. Wrote 'Вечер' and 'Requiem,' notably.
Who is Anna Akhmatova?
Known as Sverdlovsk during most of the 20th century, this city was the infamous site of the execution of Czar Nicholas.
What is Yekaterinburg?
Promulgated the 'Great Reforms' of the 19th century.
Who is Alexander II?
A style of musical poetry which grew in popularity during the 70s in the USSR. Musicians who sang it were known as 'bards.'
What is авторская песня?
Which treaty signed by Lenin ended Russia's involvement in WWI; gave up all western territories?
What is the treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
Name of the early Soviet novel which features Satan coming to visit Moscow and a talking cat.
What is The Master and Margarita?