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The first kingdoms of all Russia were ruled by imperial monarchs bearing which of the following titles?
Augusts
Tzars
Magni
Charlatans
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What "Terrible" ruler formed the original Tzardom of Russia during the 16th Century?
Ivan IV
Peter I
Alexander II
Constantin III
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One of the most infamous acts of Ivan the Terrible was what event where he ordered his men to massacre an entire city because he feared the Orthodox church there wasn't loyal to him?
Minsk
Kirsk
Rael
Novgorod
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When Ivan the Terrible died, what historical period of famine and civil war resulted?
The Sorrow
The Time of Troubles
The Russian Potato Famine
The Great Collapse
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Three different rulers rose to power during the Time of Troubles by pretending to be what son of Ivan the Terrible?
Dmitry
Peter
Howe
Tothus
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In 1613, what dynasty came into power over Russia that would rule the nation for the next three centuries?
The Grueners
The Tsareviches
The Romanovs
The Bourbons
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The Russian explorer Semyon Dezhnev mapped out much of Russian Siberia during the 17th Century and even discovered what strait that narrowly separated Asia from North America?
The Baltic Strait
The Adriatic Strait
The Bering Strait
The Straits of Gibraltar
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Early Russia gained great control over Ukraine, including the city of Kyiv, because what people living there rebelled against their Polish-Lithuanian rulers and requested Russian military assistance to do so?
The Kurds
The Cossacks
The Azeris
The Armenians
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What "Great" leader of Russia assumed power in 1682 and went on to strengthen the nation by involving it more heavily in European politics?
Peter the Great
Robert the Great
Alexei the Great
Cyres the Great
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Peter the Great allied with the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth to start the Great Northern War and attack what country to take over some of its ports?
Sweden
France
China
Norway
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Peter the Great founded what massive city that would serve as Russia's capital until the Revolution?
Kazan
Luhansk
Moscow
Saint Petersburg
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From 1722 to 1723, Peter the Great conquered much of Persia. However, his successor would return much of that conquered land so Russia and Persia could ally against what other empire?
The Parthian Empire
The Ottoman Empire
The Napoleonic Empire
The Spanish Empire
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What powerful Queen of Russia was originally German although she solidified her hold over Russia during the Enlightenment?
Wynona the Great
Penelope the Great
Catherine the Great
Renee the Great
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Catherine the Great, put down what major rebellion of Russian serfs who tried to overthrow their landlords?
Pugachev's Rebellion
The Kosakov Rebellion
The Euler Rebellion
The Kashdakov Rebellion
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Around 1800, Russia colonized Alaska and gave it what name?
Russo Aska
Canados
Russian America
The Land of Bering
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Russia briefly allied with what French dictator after his massive victory at the Battle of Austerlitz?
Robespierre
Napoleon
Napoleon III
Massimo
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Tzar Alexander I defeated Napoleon Bonaparte by weaponizing Russia's harsh winters and subsequently attacking Napoleon with other European powers at what climactic battle?
The Battle of Corriba
The Battle of Catalaunian Plains
The Battle of Elba
The Battle of Leipzig
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Russia started what war with France and Britain when they invaded the Ottoman Empire in the decades following Napoleon's defeat?
The Russo-Afghan War
The Russo-Otto War
The Syrene War
The Crimean War
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In what year did Russia finally abolish serfdom?
1779
1861
1901
1953
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True or False: Russia won the Russo-Japanese War and gained further territory as a result.
True
False
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Russia fell apart in 1917 as what communist faction took over the country and slowly morphed it into Soviet Russia?
The Kusheviks
The Gersheviks
The Losheviks
The Bolsheviks
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What final Tzar of Russia tried to meet the demands of the Bolsheviks until they stormed his palace and killed his entire family?
Nicholas II
Sergei IV
Peter VIII
Michael II
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What infamous activist led the Bolshevik faction and became the first totalitarian to rule over Soviet Russia as a result?
Vladimir Lenin
Yuri Andropov
Konstantin Chernenko
Boris Yeltsin
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What totalitarian succeeded Vladimir Lenin and plunged Soviet Russia into an age of brutality?
Joseph Stalin
Yuri Andropov
Mikhail Gorbachev
Vladmir Putin
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Soviet Russia played a major part in helping the Allied Powers win World War Two. What was the name of the Soviet general who commanded Russia's campaign against Germany and subsequently captured Berlin?
Bartol Kirtiss
Georgy Zhukov
Vladimir Nabokov
Vyacheslav Molotov
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Following World War Two, Soviet Russia plunged the world into what conflict because of their constant threat of using nuclear arms against the West?
The Cold War
The Hot War
The Lukewarm War
The Room-Temperature War
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Starting in 1954, what Soviet spy agency planted moles throughout the world and became known as a major obstacle to global peace?
The CIA
The OSI
The KGB
The USSR
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During the Soviet Era, Russia launched the first man into space. What was the name of this famous cosmonaut?
Uri Seyfarr
Uri Geller
Yuri Andropov
Yuri Gagarin
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Russia's Soviet Era ended because of what final leader who dissolved the U.S.S.R. entirely?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Joseph Gorzon
Algier Legasin
Sorkin Ustinov
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From 1999 up to the time of writing (2024), Russia's modern era has been dominated by the presidency of what despot who manipulated foreign elections and declared a brutal war to conquer Ukraine?
Vladimir Putin
Yuri Andropov
Boris Yeltsin
Soren Kierkegaard
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