Quiz Vladimir I. Dolgikh

Vladimir Ivanovich returned from the front of the Great Patriotic War in 1944, after three years of active service, during which he was he was seriously wounded in battle. How old was he when he was discharged from the army?

• 20

• 21

• 22

Born in the city of Ilansky, in present-day Krasnoyarsk Krai, Vladimir Ivanovich was made an honorary citizen of which Russian city in 2010?

• Moscow

• Krasnoyarsk

• St. Petersburg

During his service in the Red Army, Vladimir Ivanovich was critically wounded fighting for the freedom which village in the Oryol Oblast?

• Oryol

• Zmievka

• Livny

Vladimir Ivanovich's career was littered with awards and medals presented to him for service to his country and his chosen field. Which of these was the first state medal he received?

• Jubilee medal

• Order of Friendship

• Order of Lenin

A graduate of the  Irkutsk Mining-Metallurgical Institute, in what year did Vladimir Ivanovich defend his doctoral dissertation?

• 1978

• 1988

• 1998

Vladimir Ivanovich was awarded

the Order of Sukhbaatar from

which former USSR nation?

• Mongolia

• Kyrgyzstan

• Kazakhstan

Vladimir Ivanovich stated that he could not make any important decisions if his night's sleep was less than how many hours?

• 5

• 6

• 7

Which sport was Vladimir Ivanovich's favourite, which he played at the level of Master of Sport?

• Lacrosse

• Chess

• Judo

Vladimir Ivanovich first took part in an orchestra aged 12, but which musical position did he eventually decide upon taken up?

• Drummer

• Songwriter

• Bass player