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The number of time zones in Russia.
What is 11 time zones?
100
Name the French leader who tried to invade Russia.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
100
This leader found the city of St. Petersburg.
Who is Peter the Great?
100
During this war Russia lost millions of lives and helped defeat the Axis powers.
What is WWII?
100
This region of Russia is very cold and harsh.
What is Siberia?
200
The largest forest in the world.
What is the taiga?
200
The Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty are considered this type of art.
What is ballet?
200
This leader was known as being "terrible".
Who is Czar Ivan IV "Ivan the Terrible"
200
This was the name of the first satellite to orbit the earth.
What is Sputnik I?
200
This is the capital of Russia.
What is Moscow?
300
This lake is the deepest fresh water lake in the world.
What is Lake Baikal?
300
Name the famous novel by Leo Tolstoy.
What is War and Peace?
300
This czar was forced off the throne in 1917 and was blamed for Russia's problems.
Who is Czar Nicolas II?
300
This is the type of government USSR (Soviet Union) had.
What is communism?
300
This is the year that communism and the Soviet Union fell.
What is 1991?
400
This river is the most important transportation route in Russia.
What is the Volga River?
400
This is the biggest ethnic group in Russia.
What is the Slavs?
400
This leader brought communism to Russia and was the first Soviet leader.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
400
This person helped to introduce communism to the world through his teachings & writings.
Who is Karl Marx?
400
This was the competition war between the Soviet Union and the USA.
What is the Cold War?
500
This is the dividing line between Europe & Asia.
What is the Ural Mountains?
500
This is the name that Russians call their grandmothers.
What is babushka?
500
This leader was known for his brutal dictatorship. (He sent millions to Siberian prison camps)
Who is Joseph Stalin?
500
This person was the last leader of the Soviet Union and was the leader when communism collapsed.
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
500
This is the type of government the independent republics are moving toward.
What is democracy?