Literature
In Tolstoy’s War and Peace, which character undergoes a spiritual transformation after being a prisoner of war?
Pierre Bezukhov
What is the name of the famous Moscow museum that houses Russian art, including The Morning in a Pine Forest (or it's also called The Bear Family in the Forest)?
The Tretyakov Gallery
In which year did the Russian Revolution take place, leading to the overthrow of Tsar Nicholas II?
1917
In Pushkin’s Eugene Onegin, what is the name of the young woman who falls in love with Onegin and later rejects him?
Tatyana
Which Russian artist is known for founding the abstract art movement and painting works like Black Square?
Kazimir Malevich
Which Russian Tsar is known for westernizing Russia and founding one of the most beautiful cities ?
Peter the Great
Which Russian poet and Nobel laureate is famous for works like Doctor Zhivago?
Boris Pasternak
What is the name of the iconic cathedral in Moscow’s Red Square, famous for its colorful domes?
St. Basil’s Cathedral
Which war, fought between 1853 and 1856, involved Russia against an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, France, Britain, and Sardinia?
The Crimean War
Which modernist Russian poet was associated with Acmeism and wrote Requiem, a poem cycle reflecting on Stalinist terror?
Anna Akhmatova
What is the term for traditional Russian folk art known for its floral and intricate patterns painted on wooden items, like spoons or boxes?
Khokhloma
What was the name of the treaty signed in 1918 between the Soviet government and the Central Powers, marking Russia’s exit from World War I?
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Who wrote the dystopian novel We, which influenced authors like George Orwell and Aldous Huxley?
Yevgeny Zamyatin
What 19th-century art group in Russia rejected academic painting and became known for their traveling exhibitions, promoting realist and socially conscious art?
The Peredvizhniki or "The Wanderers"
What was the name of the policy of forced collectivization and industrialization implemented by Joseph Stalin in the 1930s?
The Five-Year Plans