Russia People Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
Q
Last czar of Russia, overthrown by the Russian Revolution
A
Nicholas II
2
Q
Last leader of the Soviet Union
A
Gorbachev
3
Q
First leader of the Soviet Union
A
Lenin
4
Q
Ordered the building of St. Basil’s Cathedral and killed his own son (accidentally)
A
Ivan the Terrible
5
Q
Current president of Russia
A
Putin
6
Q
Current president of Ukraine
A
Zelensky
7
Q
Author of the Communist Manifesto (he was German and died before the Soviet Union)
A
Karl Marx
8
Q
Second leader of the Soviet Union, famous for the Great Purge where he killed a lot of political enemies
A
Stalin
9
Q
Freed the serfs in Russia but people tried to kill him many times, and he was eventually killed
A
Alexander II
