The Romanov's
The House of Special Purpose, used for the house arrest and place of eventual death of this final Romanov Tsar
Who is Tsar Nicholas the II
Known as ___ the Terrible, and murdered his firstborn son leaving an incompetent child to the throne.
This city was established by Peter, after defeating the swedish.
What is Saint Petersburg?
This communist dictator was exiled to switzerland before returning during WWI and started a revolution.
Who is Vlademir Lenin
Moscow became significantly more important due to this group, and then revolted against them.
Who are the Mongols?
Imposters of this person were common for at least a century
Who is Anastasia Romanov?
Known as ___ the Great, the third of his name, and under the family Daniilovichi. Created a new legal code, increased the size of the state, and was generally pretty great.
Who is Ivan III?
An ancient city built on a river around 860 CE.
What is Novgorod?
The capital was moved here again after the Revolution
What is Moscow?
While this disaster happened in Russia they were not the first to acknowledge it
What is Chernobyl?
This member of the Romanov family suffered from a condition known as Hemophilia.
Who Is Alexei Romanov
The only impostor to sit on the throne of a major nation, laid claim to be the son of Ivan IV, and ended up murdered.
Who was Dimitri I?
This beautiful location in Saint Petersburg served as a home for monarchs.
The Winter Palace
The location was renamed after the revolution due to it sounding "too german".
What is Petrograd?
This book, written by John Steinbeck about the Great Depression, was banned in the USSR due to the struggle in it not being "real" enough.
What is the Grapes of Wrath
This female Romanov Tsar was know as ___ the Great
Who Is Catherine II (or Catherine the Great)
This member of the Family Romanov came to power at the end of the "time of troubles".
Who is Michael Romanov?
This ancient city claims to be founded around the 8th century BCE, which would make it one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world.
What is Derbent?
This group, holding over 200000 trials, was used thorught the cold war against "counter-revolutionaries" despite never properly defining the term.
What is the Revolutionary Tribunals?
Due to the banning of western music, people smuggled in the ability to make records off of this medical document.
What is an Xray
This Romanov Tsar was the main one to engage with Napoleon Bonaparte, defeating the french armies.
Who is Alexander I?
This grandson of Alexander the II claimed rulership of all of Russia while in exile, with a "reign" lasting 14 years.
Who is Kirill Vladimirovich?
This city was where Peter I lived for the first part of his life, and where he gained his facination with the military
What Is Preobrazhenskoye.
This position held by Stalin allowed him to take power from a previous dictator.
What is a General Secretary?
The Soviet Union created its own version of this famous fantasy book, the actors for the film coming from stage shows and operas.
What is the Hobbit