Russian Treasure Hunt

Welcome to Russia!

To explore virtual Russia, click on each link below.
The websites will open in a new window, so it will be
easy to return to this page to view the questions.

I. Click on The Moscow Times @ www.themoscowtimes.com

  1. Find two (2) current events about Russia and briefly describe the news.

II. Click on CNN.com In-Depth Specials @ www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/russia/stories/youth

  1. Click on Today's Issues. Describe four (4) issues and rank them in terms of importance.
  2. Who are the "New Russians", and what are their characteristics?

    3. (TIP: Use your web browser's "find in this page" feature, and use "new russians" as your search terms)
  3. Click on Dachas Go Upscale
    What is a "dacha"?
    How and why are they "going upscale"?
  4. Politics: Find the 1996 elections and tell who was the Communist Party candidate that Yeltsin defeated that year.

III. Click on "New Russia" @ www.interknowledge.com/russia/. On this page, click on St. Petersburg

  1. What is the Hermitage and why would you visit it?
  2. Who designed the present Hermitage structure?
  3. The Hermitage was known as the ________________ Palace. Why?
  4. What political event took place here in 1917?
  5. What is housed in the Russian Museum?
  6. Find which famous cathedral in St. Petersburg was commissioned by Alexander I in 1818 and took more than three decades to build.
  7. Under historic sites, name and describe the first monument to the war against Napoleon.
  8. Who was the "Bronze Horseman" and who wrote the poem?

IV. Click on CNN.com "Russian Elections" @ www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/russia

  1. List four problems in Russia at this time (the year 2000).
  2. Who did Putin name as his prime minister after the elections in 2000?
  3. What does Vodka have to do with politics in Russia?