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  What holiday marks the end of winter and lasts for a week? 

Maslenitsa

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How many horses are there in the sculpture on the roof of the Bolshoy Theatre?

4

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Moscow was founded in _______.

1147

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When was the current Russian flag adopted?

In 1991

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How many seas wash our country?

13 seas

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What is the total area of Russia?  

The total area of Russia is approximately 17,098,246 square kilometers (6,603,500 square miles).  

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What is the biggest river in Russia?  

The Lena

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In what year did Yuri Gagarin become the first man in space?   

1961

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Which Russian leader founded St Petersburg, and moved the Russian capital there?

Peter the Great

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This animal is one of the most dangerous in taiga. It is in the "Red book" of Russia.

the Amur tiger

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a famous...

Composer

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Who wrote War and Peace?  

Leo Tolstoy

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Who introduced the double headed eagle?

Ivan 3

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How many time zones does Russia have?  

Russia has 11 time zones

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Which Russian banknote features a picture of the Bolshoi Theatre?

100 rouble note

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Winter Palace is situated in ________ .  

St Petersburg

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St Petersburg is situated on the bank of the _______ .

 the Neva River

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Peter the Great founded St Petersburg in ________ .

In 1703

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The Kremlin Clock is situated on __________ .

The Spasskaya Tower

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They wrote the words and the music of the Russian anthem.

 Alexander Alexandrov and Sergey Mikhalkov

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Who was proclaimed the first Russian Tsar?

Ivan IV, also known as Ivan the Terrible, was the first to be proclaimed Tsar of Russia.

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Who was proclaimed the first Emperor of Russia?

Peter the Great was the first to be proclaimed Emperor of Russia.

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Who was proclaimed the first representative of the Romanov dynasty in Russia?

Michael Romanov (Mikhail Romanov) was the first representative of the Romanov dynasty to be elected Tsar of Russia.

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Name the general battle of the Patriotic War of 1812?

The general battle of the Patriotic War of 1812 was the Battle of Borodino.

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Which peoples invaded Rus' in the 13th century?

The peoples who invaded Rus' in the 13th century were the Mongols (also known as the Tatars or the Mongol-Tatars).

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