Russia History Quiz 39

Questions

1. What was the name oft he 1923 declaration that the Party was too undemocratic?

   1. The Declaration of 52
   2. The Declaration of 22
   3. The Declaration of 77
   4. The Declaration of 46

2. Who was the first Russian king of Poland?

   1. Peter I
   2. Edward I
   3. Alexander I
   4. Simeone I

3. Who is most famous for inventing the AK47 rifle?

   1. Mikhail Lomosov
   2. Mikhal Tsvet
   3. Mikhail Kalashnikov
   4. Alexander Popov

4. Which tribe eventually overran and ended the Bosporan Kingdom?

   1. Mongols
   2. Vikings
   3. Tatars
   4. Huns

5. Which of these political parties was founded in 2005?

   1. Communist Party
   2. Patriots of Russia
   3. A Just Russia
   4. Yabloko

6. Which leader introduced Glasnost in the 1980s?

   1. Gorbachev
   2. Andropov
   3. Brezhnev
   4. Lenin

7. Where did Soviet Troops arrive in 1990 to quell trouble with Armenians?

   1. Finland
   2. Sweden
   3. Azerbaijan
   4. Turkey

8. When was Sputnik 1 launched into orbit?

   1. 1952
   2. 1962
   3. 1972
   4. 1957

9. When did the RSDLP party split into the Bolsheviks and Menshevik Parties?

   1. 1903
   2. 1988
   3. 1914
   4. 1943

10. When did Russia sign the Treaty of Brest Litovsk?

    1. 1939
    2. 1998
    3. 1918
    4. 1945

11. During which conflict did ZLN Gobyato invent Mortar?

    1. World War 1
    2. Cold War
    3. World War 2
    4. Russo Japanese War

12. What was the capital of the Bosporan Kingdom?

    1. Liko
    2. Atar
    3. Panticapaeum
    4. Moscow

13. What did Gorbachev famously campaign against in 1985?

    1. Alcohol
    2. McDonalds
    3. Sugar
    4. Tobacco

14. The President of which nation gave Putin the dog "Buffy" in 2010?

    1. Moldova
    2. Bulgaria
    3. Georgia
    4. Russia

15. The 5th Russian Constitution in 1993 vastly increased the power of whom?

    1. General Secretary
    2. President
    3. Party Leader
    4. Prime Minister

16. Obama and Medvedev agreed in 2010 a deal to cut Nuclear stockpiles by how much?

    1. 0.1
    2. 0.3
    3. 1
    4. 0.5

17. Issued in 1487, what was the Subenik?

    1. Religion
    2. Kingdom
    3. Legal code
    4. Voting System

18. In what year did Shemyaka declare himself Grand Prince?

    1. 1226
    2. 1446
    3. 1466
    4. 1556

19. In 2006, Russia expelled thousands of citizens from what nation on grounds of being illegal immigrants?

    1. Georgia
    2. Ukraine
    3. Israel
    4. Latvia

20. How many years did Andropov reign as party leader?

    1. 6
    2. 4
    3. 2
    4. 5