Pub quiz questions for the term Russia.
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Terms: |Netherland| |Russia|
Published: 13. 4. 2026.
What was the name of the Dutch diplomat of the late 16th and early 17th century who often appeared in portraits by Frans Hals, and who became notable for his time in Russia, where he worked on establishing trade links and routes, dealt with the cartography of Siberia, and published memoirs about the struggle for the throne after the death of Feodor I?
Isaac Massa
Terms: |Painting| |Russia|
Published: 13. 4. 2026.
Which Russian artist, born in Siberia, went to Switzerland to study the scenery around the Panix Pass on the hundredth anniversary of Suvorov’s campaign, and then painted Suvorov Crossing the Alps, a work purchased by Tsar Nicholas II for 25,000 rubles?
Vasily Surikov
Terms: |Russia| |Soviet Union| |Stalingrad| |World War II|
Published: 31. 3. 2026.
What was the codename of the late-1942 Soviet operation that encircled the German Sixth Army at Stalingrad, a name it shared with a planet of the Solar System?
Operation Uranus