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  • His literary works explore human psychology in the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmospheres of 19th-century Russia, and engage with a variety of philosophical and religious themes.
    Fyodor Dostoevsky
  • Who led Russian forces in the Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon, and was thus the man who managed to break the “Grande Armée”?
    Mikhail Kutuzov
  • Who was the first Russian composer whose music made a lasting impression internationally?
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • „Win with ability, not with numbers.“ Who said this?
    Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov
  • Name this Russian general in service of the Russian Empire.
    Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov
  • What does the word 'army' means?
    from Latin arma "arms, weapons"
  • 'Who comes to us with a sword, will die out by this sward'. Determine a person this catchphrase belongs.
    Alexander Nevsky
  • The most celebrated Soviet military commander of World War II, he was respected both by the Western allies and by the enemy.
    Georgy Zhukov
  • When did Yuriy Gagarin, a Soviet Air Forces pilot and cosmonaut become the first human to journey into outer space, achieving a major milestone in the Space Race in his capsule, Vostok 1, completed one orbit of Earth?
    12 April 1961
  • The most illustrious Russian naval commander and admiral of the 18th century. He is notable for winning every engagement he participated in as the Admiral of the Russian fleet.
    Fyodor Fyodorovich Ushakov
  • Name this Field Marshal of the Russian Empire
    Mikhail Kutuzov
  • Who created the Russian Army?
    Peter I
  • Who did not lose a single major battle in the whole of his military career?
    Generalissimo Alexander Suvorov
  • 'Checked - there are no mines'/ Who makes such inscriptions?
    sappers
  • Who created the Russian Navy?
    Peter I
  • What are the names of three heroes, appeared in the picture of "The Three Bogatyrs" by Viktor Vasnetsov
    Ilya Muromets, Alyosha Popovich, Dobrynya Nikitich
  • This marshal played an active part in planning Operation Uranus and it was troops of his Don Front that captured Paulus and 90,000 men of his 6th Army. Commanding the Central Front in the Battle of Kursk, he created an in-depth defense.
    Константин Рокоссовский
  • Name the Russian painter and one of the premier portrait artists of his era. You can see his work.
    Valentin Alexandrovich Serov
  • When was the Battle of Borodino?
    1812