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What name is given to he Siberian prison system during rule of Joseph Stalin? | Gulag | 100%
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What person ruled the Soviet Union from the 1920s until 1953? | Joseph Stalin | 100%
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By what name was Saint Petersburg formerly known? | Leningrad | 100%
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On what river is Saint Petersburg located? | Neva | 100%
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What "great" tsar moved the capital to Saint Petersburg? | Peter the Great | 100%
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What is the name of the Soviet army? | {Red} Army | 100%
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What is the full name of Russia in the English language? | Russian {Federation} | 100%
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What Christmas ballet was composed by Pyotr Tchaikovsky? | The Nutcracker | 100%
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What is the third-largest ethnic group among Russian residents? | Ukrainian | 100%
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What is the longest river in Europe? | Volga | 100%
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Who was the leader of the Russian Revolution? | Vladimir Lenin | 93%
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What is the name of the alphabet in which the Russian language is written? | Cyrillic | 92%
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In what country did Soviet leaders inflict a terrible famine, in an event called the Holodomor, killing millions? | Ukraine | 92%
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In what three countries is Russian an official language? (name any of them) | Belarus | Kazakhstan | Kyrgyzstan | 90%
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What is the Slavic name of the beet soup? | Borscht | 90%
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What conqueror invaded Russia and forced it to burn Moscow in 1812? | Napoleon | 90%
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What last tsar of Russia was executed in 1918? | Nicholas II | 90%
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What is the former name of Volgograd? | Stalingrad | 89%
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What animal is often used to symbolize Russia? | Bear | 88%
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What peninsula in Europe did Russia annex in 2014? | Crimea | 88%
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What was the native language of Joseph Stalin? | Georgian | 88%
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Who was the most-decorated Soviet general of WWII? | Georgy Zhukov | 88%
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What agricultural item appeared on the Soviet flag? | Sickle | 88%
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What army that fought against the Communists from 1917-1921? | {White} Army | 88%
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What country did the Soviet Union invade in 1979? | Afghanistan | 86%
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What is the name of the Russian national parliament? | Duma | 86%
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What video game's goal is to drop blocks down to make lines? | Tetris | 86%
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What Communist faction seized power in 1917 after the Russian Revolution? | Bolsheviks | 83%
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What event was hosted in Moscow in 1980? | Summer Olympics | 83%
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What country did Russia invade in 2008? | Georgia | 82%
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What is the currency of Russia? | Ruble | 82%
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Which Russian city hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics? | Sochi | 82%
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What nuclear plant melted down in 1986? | Chernobyl | 80%
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What author said "If there is no God, everything is permitted"? | Fyodor Dostoyevsky | 80%
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What is the Russian word for "no"? | Nyet | 80%
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What is the Christian denomination of most of the Russians? | Russian Orthodox | 80%
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What inland sea is considered to be the largest lake in the world? | Caspian Sea | 79%
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What was the name of the last tsar's youngest daughter? | Anastasia | 78%
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Who has been the first democratically-elected leader in Russian history? | Boris Yeltsin | 78%
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What is the Russian version of a villa or a summer home? | Dacha | 78%
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What was the name of the second of the two 1917 revolutions? | {October} Revolution | 78%
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What is the Soviet equivalent of the CIA? | KGB | 77%
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Which two countries border Russia through Kaliningrad? (name either) | Lithuania | Poland | 77%
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What "Mad Monk", who was hard to kill, had considerable influence in Russia? | Rasputin | 77%
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What strait separates Russia from North America? | Bering Strait | 75%
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At the world championships of what game did the American Bobby Fischer defeat Boris Spassky? | Chess | 75%
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What is the Russian pronunciation of "Moscow"? | Moskva | 75%
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What traditional metal boiler is used for making tea? | Samovar | 75%
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What is the name of the vast northern and eastern region of Russia? | Siberia | 75%
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What is the longest railway line in the world? | Trans-Siberian Railway | 75%
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Who has been the de-facto leader of Russia since 2000? | Vladimir Putin | 75%
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What part of Russia, taken from Germany, is not connected to the rest? | Kaliningrad | 73%
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What is the world's deepest lake? | Lake Baikal | 73%
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What is the name of the most famous ballet theater in Moscow? | Bolshoi | 71%
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What event did Russia host for the first time in 2018? | FIFA World Cup | 71%
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What country did Russia invade in 1939 and is roundly repulsed despite huge numerical superiority? | Finland | 71%
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What country was partitioned between Russia, Prussia and Austria? | Poland | 71%
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What is the most popular alcoholic beverage in Russia? | Vodka | 71%
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Who described Russia as "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma"? | Winston Churchill | 71%
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Who was the first person to orbit the Earth? | Yuri Gagarin | 71%
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What is the name of the second largest art museum in the world? | Hermitage | 70%
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What is the official residence of the President of Russia? | Kremlin | 70%
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Who was the last leader of the Soviet Union before collapsing? | Mikhail Gorbachev | 70%
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What prize was Joseph Stalin hilariously nominated for in 1945 and 1948? | Nobel Peace Prize | 70%
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What is the most famous Russian firearm? | AK-47 | 67%
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What tsar became the first Grand Duke of Finland after winning the "Finnish War"? | Alexander I | 67%
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What Russian refers to a "grandmother" or "elderly woman"? | Babushka | 67%
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What sea does Saint Petersburg overlook? | Baltic Sea | 67%
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Which of the novels of Boris Pasternak was rejected for publication in the USSR, but its manuscript was smuggled to Italy for publication? | Doctor Zhivago | 67%
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What animal depicts on the coat of arms of Russia? | Eagle | Horse | 67%
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Who was the first tsar of Russia? | Ivan the Terrible | 67%
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The Treaty of Portsmouth ended the war against what country in 1905? | Japan | 67%
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What Soviet leader de-Stalinized the Soviet Union in the 1950s? | Nikita Khrushchev | 67%
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With what country does Russia share only a 17 km (11 mi) long border? | North Korea | 67%
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What "table" did Mendeleev publish the first version of in 1860? | {Periodic} Table | 67%
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What was the innermost ruling committee of the Soviet Union? | {Polit}buro | 67%
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What island, Russia's largest, was once claimed by Japan? | Sakhalin | 67%
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What for did Russia get barred from the 2018 Winter Olympics? | State-Sponsoring Doping | 67%
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What is the most famous cathedral of Moscow? | St. Basil | 67%
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What city is the headquarters of the Russian Pacific fleet? | Vladivostok | 67%
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What military alliance was founded by the Soviet Union and its allies in 1955? | {Warsaw} Pact | 67%
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What territory did Russia sell to the United States in 1867 for just $7.2 million? | Alaska | 64%
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What country shares the shortest border with Russia in Europe? | Norway | 64%
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Which palace was the residence of the Russian emperors? | Winter Palace | 64%
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What mountain range divides Russia from Western Asia? | Caucasus | 63%
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What former country did the USSR invade in 1968? | Czechoslovakia | 63%
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What is the favourite sport of Putin? | Judo | 63%
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What was the nationality of people who were executed in the Katyn Massacre? | Polish | 63%
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Who was the President of the Russian Federation between 2008-12? | Dmitry Medvedev | 60%
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What space dog became the first animal to orbit Earth in 1957? | Laika | 60%
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What does the name Stalin mean? | Man of {Steel} | 60%
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What term is used for the anti-Jewish riots and killings in the early 20th century? | Pogrom | 60%
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What royal house ruled Russia from 1613 to 1917? | Romanov | 60%
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What satellite launched the space race? | Sputnik | 60%
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What is the name of the national airline of Russia? | Aeroflot | 58%
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What is the highest mountain both in Russia and Europe? | Mount Elbrus | 57%
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What type of fish is used for making the traditional Russian caviar? | Sturgeon | 57%
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What notable Soviet diplomat was assassinated in Mexico City in 1940? | Leon Trotsky | 56%
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What writer died in 1910 having never won a Nobel Prize - considered to be one of the greatest omissions in its history? | Leo Tolstoy | 56%
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What country did Russia defeat in the "Great Northern War"? | Sweden | 56%
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To what country did the famous male ballet dancer, Rudolf Nureyev, defect in 1961? | France | 55%
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What Prussian princess became Tsar of Russia after overthrowing his husband in 1762? | Catherine the Great | 54%
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What tsar is known as the "Liberator" for his reforms in the 19th century? | Alexander II | 50%
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Who is considered to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature? | Alexander Pushkin | 50%
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What river makes most of the Russian border with China? | Amur | 50%
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What sea lies between Russia and Turkey? | Black Sea | 50%
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What is the Russian term for the astronaut? | Cosmonaut | 50%
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On what river is the city of Rostov located? | Don | 50%
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With what country does Russia share the Lake Peipus? | Estonia | 50%
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What is the name of the first of the two 1917 revolutions? | {February} Revolution | 50%
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Russia has 11 time zones. Only one country has more than Russia? Which one is it? | France | 50%
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What country was jointly invaded by the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom in 1941? | Iran | 50%
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What city, starting with I, is also one of the places in the "Risk"? | Irkutsk | 50%
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What was the largest country by area in the Soviet Union after Russia? | Kazakhstan | 50%
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What group of people conquered Russia in the 1200s? | Mongols | 50%
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What term, starting with O, refers to a region of Russia? | Oblast | 50%
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What plaza is located near the Kremlin? | Red Square | 50%
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What was the first ballet Pyotr Tchaikovsky composed? | Swan Lake | 50%
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What language, besides Russian, is commonly spoken in the city of Kazan? | Tatar | 50%
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What country's F-16 fighter jet shot down a Russian Sukhoi Su-24M in 2015? | Turkey | 50%
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What group of northern people ruled over the Kievan Rus'? | Vikings | 50%
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What foreign minister cynically signed a non-aggression pact with Germany in 1939? | Vyacheslav Molotov | 50%
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What is the name of the war that was fought against Finland during WWII? | Winter War | 50%
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What sport does Alexander Ovechkin play? | Ice Hockey | 46%
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At what language is Vladimir Putin most fluent after Russian? | German | 45%
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What was the first country to secede from the Soviet Union? | Lithuania | 45%
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What animal went extinct on Russia's Wrangel Island around 2000 BC? | Woolly Mammoth | 45%
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What fictional Russian boxer is the rival of Robert Balboa in "Rocky IV"? | Ivan Drago | 44%
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What are the two largest lakes in Europe? (name either)? | Ladoga | Onega | 44%
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Which Vladimir Nabokov novels did Stanley Kubrick make a movie out of in 1962? | Lolita | 44%
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What sea does Vladivostok overlook? | Sea of Japan | 44%
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What term from the Soviet era means "fellow citizen"? | Comrade | 43%
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What is the easternmost of the three major Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean? | Lena | 43%
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What group of horsemen once protected Russia's borders in the late 19th century? | Cossacks | 42%
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What is the name of the sub-sea that lies between Russia and Crimea? | Sea of Azov | 42%
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What was Andrei Kirilenko's sport? | Basketball | 40%
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Moscow is sometimes known to be the "third" of what city? | Rome | 40%
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What term refers to the vast, Eurasian grasslands of Russia? | Steppe | 40%
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What mountain range divides the European and Asian parts of Russia? | Urals | 40%
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What was the main occupation of Yul Brynner? | Acting | 38%
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What American whistleblower founded asylum in Russia in 2013? | Edward Snowden | 38%
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What region does Russia share with Finland? | Karelia | 38%
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What photogenic tennis player has won 5 Grand Slam titles? | Maria Sharapova | 38%
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What friendly nickname did Stalin acquire during WWII? | {Uncle} Joe | 38%
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What series of jewelled eggs were manufactured between 1885-1917? | {Fabergé} Egg | 36%
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On what river is Novosibirsk located? | Ob | 36%
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What federal subject of Russia tried to break away in the 1990s? | Chechnya | 33%
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What novel focuses on the moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov? | Crime and Punishment | 33%
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What Muslim-majority federal subject was the site of a war in 1999? | Dagestan | 33%
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What country revolted against the Soviet Union in 1956? | Hungary | 33%
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What country imports the greatest amount of weaponry from Russia? | India | 33%
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What peninsula, with 29 active volcanoes, can be found in the far northeast of Russia? | Kamchatka | 33%
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What is the English term for someone from Moscow? | Muscovite | 33%
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What city was named after Yakov Sverdlov during the Soviet era? | Yekaterinburg | 33%
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What group of people were liberated in 1861? | Serfs | 31%
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What is the most populous city in the Asian part of Russia? | Novosibirsk | 30%
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What Russian billionaire is the owner of Chelsea FC? | Roman Abramovich | 30%
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What is an "Ushanka"? | Fur cap | 29%
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What Russian physiologist made dogs salivate with a bell? | Ivan Pavlov | 29%
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What city was formerly known as Gorky? | Nizhny Novgorod | 29%
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What city briefly became famous in 2013 for a meteor explosion? | Chelyabinsk | 25%
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Who composed "The Firebird", "Petrushka" and "The Rite of Spring"? | Igor Stravinsky | 25%
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Who is often considered to be the greatest goalkeeper in the history of the sport? | Lev Yashin | 25%
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What Russian city shares its name with a hairstyle? | Perm | 25%
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What does "USSR" officially stand for? | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | 25%
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What chess player ranked as the all-time highest rated chess player until 2014? | Garry Kasparov | 22%
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What was the most famous model of tank that was deployed during WWII? | T-34 | 22%
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What international organisation linked all Communists in the world? | Comintern | 20%
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What tech company was co-founded by Sergey Brin? | 20%
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What is the most populous three-letter city in Russia? | Ufa | 18%
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What playwright was known for his short stories, including "The Lady with the Dog"? | Anton Chekhov | 17%
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What city, starting with K, is often considered to be the "third capital of Russia"? | Kazan | 17%
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What brand of Russian car was introduced in 1963? | Lada | 14%
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What does "Moscow Does Not Believe in" in Vladimir Menshov's 1979 romantic film? | Tears | 14%
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What Russian ballet dancer emigrated to Canada in 1974? | Mikhail Baryshnikov | 13%
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What Russian city is the most populous north of the Arctic Circle? | Murmansk | 11%
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What Arctic sea lies between Russia and Svalbard? | Barents Sea | 9%
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What did the Soviet montage theory in film industry create? | Film Editing | 9%
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What was the final novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky? | Brothers Karamazov | 0%
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What Pittsburgh Penguin is nicknamed "Geno"? | Evgeni Malkin | 0%
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What was the official state newspaper of the Soviet Union? | Prava | 0%
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What Jennifer Lawrence movie is based on a 2013 novel set in Moscow? | Red Sparrow | 0%
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