Created by Lynne Crandall University of Michigan Revised by Mark Kondrak CLA Language Center University of Minnesota Content by Karen Davis NCS Slavic Department Russia: People, Places, Parties

500 500 500 500 500 400 400 400 400 400 300 300 300 300 300 200 200 200 200 200 100 100 100 100 100 Politicians and Parties Cultural Edifices Around Town The Name of the Game Putin & the Animals

Putin has kissed a Lipizzaner stallion in Austria and a sturgeon in Sochi, but what did he swim with in the Caspian? Putin & the Animals 100 Points

Putin & the Animals 100 Points Дельфины (Dolphins)

Putin & the Animals 200 Points What’s the name of Putin’s Labrador?

Кони Putin & the Animals 200 Points

Putin & the Animals 300 Points What kind of pet did the president of Tatarstan give Putin?

Putin & the Animals 300 Points A miniature horse named Вадик

Everyone knows Putin’s black Labrador. What kind is Putin’s other dog, Тося? Putin & the Animals 400 Points

A French poodle Putin & the Animals 400 Points

What’s Putin’s newest pet – a present from Ussurijsk for his 56th birthday? Putin & the Animals 500 Points

A two-month-old tiger cub Putin & the Animals 500 Points

What is Putin’s имя очество (given name and patronymic)? The Name of the Game 100 Points

The Name of the Game 100 Points Владимир Владимирович (Vladimir Vladimirovich)

The Name of the Game 200 Points What is Medvedev’s имя очество (given name and patronymic)?

Димтрий Анатольевич (Dmitry Anatolyevich) The Name of the Game 200 Points

The Name of the Game 300 Points What is Eltsin’s имя очество (given name and patronymic)?

The Name of the Game 300 Points Борис Николаевич (Boris Nikolaevich)

What was Gorbachev’s имя очество (given name and patronymic)? The Name of the Game 400 Points

Михаил Сергеевич (Mikhail Sergeevich) The Name of the Game 400 Points

What does the Russian press call George W Bush? The Name of the Game 500 Points

Буш-младший [или –сын] (Bush junior, or fils) The Name of the Game 500 Points

What’s this? Around Town 100 Points

Around Town 100 Points St Basil’s Cathedral

Around Town 200 Points What’s this?

The Kremlin Around Town 200 Points

Cultural Edifices 300 Points What’s this?

Around Town 300 Points The White House

What’s this? Around Town 400 Points

Lenin’s Tomb Around Town 400 Points

What’s this? Around Town 500 Points

ГУМ – Главный Универсальный Магазин GUM Around Town 500 Points

What’s this? Cultural Edifices 100 Points

Cultural Edifices 100 Points Царь-пушка Tsar Cannon

Cultural Edifices 200 Points What’s this?

Большой театр The Bolshoi Cultural Edifices 200 Points

Cultural Edifices 300 Points What’s this?

Cultural Edifices 300 Points Государственный Эрмитаж The Hermitage

What’s this? Cultural Edifices 400 Points

Зимний дворец Winter Palace Cultural Edifices 400 Points

What’s this? Cultural Edifices 500 Points

Храм Христа Спасателя The Cathedral of Christ the Savior Cultural Edifices 500 Points

This party, headed by Putin, won 70.28% of the vote, and has 315 seats in the Duma. Politicians and Parties 100 Points

Politicians and Parties 100 Points Единая Россия (United Russia)

Politicians and Parties t 200 Points This party, headed by Gennady Zyuganov, won 17.72% of the vote, and has 57 seats in the Duma.

Коммунистическая партия Российской Федерации КПРФ The Communists Politicians and Parties 200 Points

Politicians and Parties 300 Points This party, headed by Vladimir Zhirinovsky, won 9.35% of the vote, and has 40 seats in the Duma.

Politicians and Parties 300 Points Либерально-Демократическая Партия России (ЛДПР) Liberal Democratic Party

This party, headed by Sergey Mironov, won 0% of the vote, but has 38 seats in the Duma as it won in regional duma elections. Politicians and Parties 400 Points

Справедливая Россия Fair Russia (aka Just Russia) Politicians and Parties 400 Points

This party, headed by Andrey Bogdanov, won 1.7% of the vote, and so has no seats in the Duma. Politicians and Parties 500 Points

Демократическая Партия России Democratic Party of Russia Theme 5 Response 500 Points

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