Russian Flashcards
1
Q
The vexillogically relevant term serp i molot (серп и мо́лот) translates to English as what?
A
Hammer and Sickle
2
Q
The Russian nickname grozny (as in the Chechen capital) translates literally to “awe-inspiring” or “formidable,” but when applied in its best known historical reference, it is more commonly rendered in English as what?
A
Terrible (Ivan The Terrible)
3
Q
Lukovitsa is the Russian name for this vegetable-shaped style of tower dome.
A
Onion
4
Q
What word, well-known in the west (since the 1950s, at least), means “fellow traveler” or “traveling companion” in Russian?
A
Sputnik
