The first Czar of Russia, known for his temper.
Who was Ivan IV Vasilyevich (The Terrible)?
This is the economy when the government decides everything.
What is a Communist/Command economy?
Formerly known as Leningrad and founded near the mouth of the Neva River in 1703, this city is the second largest in Russia?
What is St. Petersburg ?
This is the language the bourgeoisie of 19th century Russia spoke.
What is French?
This is the system of government Russia has today.
What is a republic?
Which famous disaster occurred on the 26th of April, in 1986, in the Soviet Union?
What is the Chernobyl disaster?
He is the current President of Russia, having been in power more or less since 1999.
Who is Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin?
This is the economy Russia has today.
What is capitalism?
This the main river of Russia, moving through the capital and emptying into the Caspian Sea.
What is the Volga River?
These people conquered Russia as they created the largest empire in history.
Who were the Mongols?
Under his rule, the government of Russia became even more dictatorial, with secret police monitoring citizens.
Who was Joseph Vissarionovich Jughashvili (a.k.a. Stalin)?
Who were the first higher living organisms to survive in outer space?
Who were Belka and Strelka?
He was the last Czar of Russia.
Who was Nicolas II Alexandrovich Romanov?
This region of Russia has the strongest economy.
What is European Russia?
Which mountains separate European and Asian Russia?
What are the Ural Mountains?
These people founded the first Russian city of Novgorod.
Who were the Rus or Kievan Rus?
This is the number of federal districts (Russian: федера́льные округа́, federalnyye okruga) the form the Russian Federation.
What is 8 (eight)?
Who famously exclaimed 'Let's go! (Poyekhali)"?
Who is Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin ?
He led the Bolshevik revolution, overthrowing the Czar and creating the USSR.
Who was Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (a.k.a. Lenin)?
He created the Communist System that was used in Russia.
Who was Karl Heinrich Marx?
This lake, located on the Easter Frontier, is the deepest in the world.
What is Lake Baikal?
This is the predominate religion in Russia?
What is Eastern Orthodox Christianity?
This is the seat of government in Russia?
What is the Kremlin?
Vodka is made from this.
What are Potatoes?
He was the first president of Russia
Who was Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin?
This the unit of currency in Russia
What is the Rouble (Schmouble)?
Russia is this nation's closest overseas neighbor.
What is the United States?
These people were at the bottom of Russian society until the 19th century.
Who were the Serfs?
He was the last leader of the Soviet Union, allowing for a peaceful transition from USSR to Russia.
Who is Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev?
Who famously used a shoe as a gavel during a UN meeting?
This individual also famously said "We will bury you!"
Who is Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev?