Curious Facts about Russia
What is one of Russia’s longest and most famous man-made constructions?
What is Trans-Siberian Railroad?
This city is the capital of Russia
What is Москва?
This author wrote "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina"
Who is Leo Tolstoy Лев Толстой?
This was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II
Who is Joseph Stalin Иосиф Сталин?
This is the Russian word for "Good Evening"
What is Добрый вечер?
Largest Park in the world
What is Izmailovski Park (more than 300 hectares) ?
6 times bigger than the Central Park in New York
This Russian city is known for its historic architecture and was called Leningrad during the Soviet Union
What is Санкт-Петербург?
This Russian writer is known for his works "The Brothers Karamazov" and "Crime and Punishment"
Who is Fyodor Dostoevsky Фёдор Достоевский?
In this year, the Soviet Union officially dissolved
What is 1991?
This is how you say “thank you very much” in Russian
What is Спасибо большое?
Which gender makes up the majority of Russia’s population, and approximately what percentage does it represent?
What is Female? approximately 54%
This body of water is the largest freshwater lake in Russia, and the world by volume
What is Lake Baikal озеро Байкал?
This novel by Anton Chekhov centers around the struggles of a family estate
What is "The Cherry Orchard" Вишневый сад?
This is the name of the political organization founded by Vladimir Lenin, which became the leading party in the Soviet Union
What is The Bolshevik Party?
This is the name of the Russian alphabet, which is also used by Ukrainian and Bulgarian
What is The Cyrillic alphabet?
How many time zones does Russia have?
What is 11?
This is the longest river in Russia
What is the Volga River Река Волга?
This Russian poet, known as the "Russian Shakespeare," wrote the poem "Eugene Onegin"
Who is Alexander Pushkin Александр Пушкин?
This Russian political figure, known for his advocacy of reform and openness, was the last leader of the Soviet Union
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
This is the Russian term for the cases of nouns, and how many are there?
What is падеж, шесть?
Which part of Russia makes up the majority of its landmass, and approximately what percentage does it cover?
What is Asian Russia? approximately 77%.
This mountain range forms part of the natural boundary between European Russia and Siberia
What are the Ural Mountains Уральские Горы?
This is the name of the famous novel by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn that gives insight into what Soviet gulags were like
What is "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" Один Ддень из Жизни Ивана Денисовича?
This was the name of the covert organization within the Soviet Union that was responsible for espionage and internal surveillance, similar to the KGB
What is the NKVD?
This is the term for the system of inflections in the Russian language that indicates case, number, and gender
What is склонение?