Russian | MCQs

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A kremlin is found in historic Russian cities. 

It includes five palaces, four cathedrals

It was built between the 14th and 17th centuries 

Since the 13th century, the Kremlin was the Great Prince's residence 

Additional information:

The complex now serves as the official residence of the Russian president 

The name Kremlin means "fortress inside a city"

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Vladimir Putin was elected as the President of Russia for a six-year term in 2018, and his current term is set to expire in 2024.

Prior to 2020, the presidential term in Russia was four years, but a constitutional amendment extended it to six years.

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Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was a Russian mystic 

He was born in the Russian Empire in Pokrovskoye, Siberia in 1869.

He became influential at the court of Tsar Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra. 

He was known for improving the condition of Aleksey Nikolayevich, the hemophiliac heir to the Russian throne. 

He was assassinated by a group of noblemen, including Prince Felix Yusupov in 1916 in Petrograd (now St. Petersburg).

He was poisoned, shot, and thrown into the Neva River. 

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Russian RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile made its first test flight on 20 April 2022

Sarmat also known: Satan II

Sarmat first unveiled by Russia in 2018

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Russia successfully launched its Angara A5 space rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome.

Launched in 2024.

Russia successfully put a test load in low orbit as part of an effort to develop a new post-Soviet launch vehicle.

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In March 2022, Russia used its newest Kinzhal hypersonic missiles for the first time in Ukraine to destroy a weapons storage site. It was the first time Russia deployed the hypersonic Kinzhal system since it sent its troops into Ukraine on February 24, 2022. 

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Russia successfully launched its hypersonic Zircon (Tsirkon) cruise missile in May 2022.

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• RKA (Roscosmos) is the space agency of Russia.
• It was established in 1992.
• RKA is the Russian Federal Space Agency, formerly the Soviet Space Program, which launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, and sent Yuri Gagarin, the first human, to space.
• Roscosmos is headquartered in Moscow.

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UN Russian Language Day is observed annually on June 6.

The event was established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 2010.

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Sputnik V vaccine is made by Russia