Which politician described Russia as a 'riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma'?
Winston Churchill
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Which city was the first capital of the Russian Empire in the ninth century?
- Yeliky Novgorod
- Omsk
- St Petersburg
Yeliky Novgorod
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The Soviet Union and seven other countries signed which mutual assistance treaty in 1955?
Warsaw Pact
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Which country was invaded during Operation Barbarossa?
USSR
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Who was the war commissar who led the Red Army to victory in the Russian civil war of 1918 to 1920?
Trotsky
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What is the highest mountain in Europe?
Mount Elbrus
In the Caucusus mountains in Russia
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St Petersburg has had 2 other names. What were they?
Petrograd and Leningrad
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What was the name of the dog the Russians launched into space in 1957 inside Sputnik 2?
Laika
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What spirit is mixed with ginger beer in a Moscow mule?
Vodka
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Where does coulibiac originate and what is it?
Russia, fish pie
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