Quiz on Russian History

What is the total land area of Russia?

• 10 million square kilometers

• 15 million square kilometers

• 17 million square kilometers

• 20 million square kilometers

Who founded the first East Slavic state in 862?

• Ivan IV

• Peter the Great

• Oleg of Novgorod

• Yaroslav the Wise

In what year was Christianity introduced to the Rus' state?

• 862

• 882

• 988

• 1019

Which empire introduced Christianity to the Rus' state?

• Roman Empire

• Byzantine Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Mongol Empire

Which Russian leader was known as "Ivan the Terrible"?

• Peter the Great

• Vladimir Lenin

• Ivan IV

• Mikhail Gorbachev

Under whose reign was Russia transformed into the Russian Empire in 1721?

• Nicholas II

• Catherine the Great

• Peter the Great

• Alexander I

What year did the Russian Revolution take place, leading to the fall of the Russian Empire?

• 1905

• 1917

• 1922

• 1945

Who led the Soviet Union during World War II?

• Vladimir Lenin

• Joseph Stalin

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Leonid Brezhnev

What event marked the end of the Cold War?

• Fall of the Berlin Wall

• Dissolution of the Soviet Union

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Signing of the Treaty of Versailles

Who was the first elected president of the Russian Federation?

• Boris Yeltsin

• Vladimir Putin

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Dmitry Medvedev