Russian Cities
What is the capital of Russia?
Moscow
This war was when Russia and several other European countries threatened to fire nuclear weapons
The Cold War
The last letter of the Russian alphabet
Я
A soup made from beets, is a traditional food in Russia
Борщ
The most famous and popular Russian souvenir
Матрёшка
В России 1114 городов.
1,114 cities in Russia
the first President of Russia from 1991 to 1999
Boris Yeltsin
Name 3 words associated with family.
папа, мама, сестра, брат, семья...
In Russian folklore, this supernatural being is similar to a witch
Baba Yaga - Баба яга
The year of the Sochi Olympic Games
2014
The second biggest city in Russia
What is St. Petersberg?
The world’s first satellite, named ______, was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957
Sputnik
When do we use Genitive case (Родительный падеж)?
With certain prepositions для, от, без, с, из, до, после, у, около
When we talk about absence
When we talk about amount
When we talk about belonging
This stringed musical instrument has a characteristic triangular wooden, hollow body, fretted neck and three strings.
Балалайка
One of the largest museums in the world that is in St. Petersburg.
Hermitage
There is great wealth of minerals in this area of Russia
Ural
The decade the Soviet Union became involved in Afghanistan
the 70's
Say in Russian: "Would you like to go to the library?"
Хотел(а) бы идти вибилиотеку?
The ancient game of _____ became popular in Russia as a way of spending long, dark winter evenings. Two famous Grand Masters of ____ who are Russian are Karpov and Spassky
Chess - шахматы
Allegedly, the coldest city on earth
Omyakon
This city was built on a swamp, but it is now a great economic hub of Russia
St. Petersburg
He was the last czar.
Nicholas II - Николай II
Translate: In my free time, I like to play video games.
В свободное время мне нравится играть в видеоигры.
The most famous computer game ________ was created by Russian programmer Alexei Pazhitnov in 1985. The game, first available in the Soviet Union, appeared in the West in 1986
Tetris
The deepest lake in the world at 1.6 km deep.
Lake Baikal/озеро Байкал