Russia

Published: 5. 5. 2026.

Goalkeepers rarely receive football’s biggest individual awards, but one Soviet legend broke that pattern in 1963. Playing for Dynamo Moscow, he became the only goalkeeper in history to win the Ballon d’Or. Who was this legendary shot-stopper?

Lev Yashin

Terms: |River Deltas| |Russia|

Published: 30. 4. 2026.

Astrakhan, the Russian city in the south of the country, lies in the delta of which river?

Volga

Published: 30. 4. 2026.

In which nineteenth-century novel does the famous chapter “The Grand Inquisitor” appear, reflecting religious and philosophical ideas often linked with Vladimir Solovyov?

The Brothers Karamazov

Published: 29. 4. 2026.

Which world-famous Moscow ballet and opera theatre began its work in 1776 and became a state institution in 1806?

Bolshoi Theatre

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

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

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