Russian Loanwords - Statistics

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Definition Word % Correct
A biome known for very low vegetation and frozen soil T Tundra
95%
A Russian monarch C/Z Tsar/Czar
91%
A Soviet former prison camp G Gulag
86%
A Russian astronaut C Cosmonaut
82%
Relating to the country of Kazakhstan K Kazakh
82%
A coniferous forest consisting of pines, spruces, and larches T Taiga
82%
The communists in the Russian Civil War B Bolshevik
77%
The currency in Russia and Belarus R Ruble
77%
The seat of the Russian government in Moscow K Kremlin
73%
A large, extinct, hairy elephant-like mammal that had tusks M Mammoth
73%
A dish with sauteed beef in a sauce of mustard and sour cream S Beef {stroganoff}
68%
A division similar to a province or region; what Russia and Ukraine are divided into O Oblast
68%
A worker's council that followed the socialist ideology; _____ Union S Soviet
68%
A triangular mandolin with three strings B Balalaika
64%
A large sturgeon or whale B Beluga
59%
Gorbachev's policy of openness and transparency G Glasnost
59%
Gorbachev's policy of restructuring the economy P Perestroika
55%
A Russian territory, such as Krasnoyarsk Perm, or Krasnodar K Krai
50%
A merengue-based dessert popular in Australia and New Zealand P Pavlova
50%
A fur hat with flaps that can be tied town U Ushanka
41%
A sport and self-defense technique developed in the USSR S Sambo
36%
Dark, humus-rich soil of the Russian steppes C Chernozem
23%
False or misleading information deliberate spread for deception or personal gain D Disinformation
9%
A wide estuary formed at the mouth of multiple rivers where flow is limited by a bar L Liman
9%
An infertile, acidic soil found in subarctic climates P Podzol
0%
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