Nationality of Tsarina Alexandra
German
"Russia's greatest love machine"
Rasputin
Who killed Franz Ferdinand
Gavrilo Princip
Who killed Rasputin
Yusupov
Current capital of Russia
Moscow
Nicholas' abdication ended how many years of Romanov rule
300 (304)
What was Alexei's ailment called?
haemophilia
How many rifles was Russia short by?
2 million
Karl Marx's nationality
German
Where was Rasputin from?
Siberia
Nicholas II's youngest daughter
Anastasia
The Bolsheviks and Mensheviks split. What was their original party?
Social Democrats
Almost 100,000 Russian soldiers were taken prisoner after which World War I battle, fought in August 1914
Tannenberg
Major source of revenue in Russia under the Tsars
Vodka tax
St Petersburg was changed to?
Petrograd
What unfortunate events occurred on the day of Nicholas' coronation?
Stampede - death of over 1000 people in the Khodynka Tragedy
The February Revolution of 1917 started with a protest in Petrograd by a large crowd of
women
In which year did the Tsar take command of the army?
1915
Which tsarist chief minister was shot by a socialist assassin while attending the theatre in 1911?
Pyotr Stolypin
Name of the river where miners were massacred
Lena
Where was Nicholas (and his family) murdered?
Ekaterinburg
The sailors who supported the revolution were from which base
Kronstadt
What is the name of the treaty that removed Russia from WWI?
Treaty of Brest Litovsk
Which Octobrist politician became chairman of the Duma in 1911, remaining in this role until the February Revolution?
Mikhail Rodzianko
What percentage of the earth's land is covered by Russia
10%