Russian & Soviet leaders by WilliamsK

Perhaps trying to distract his countrymen from the approaching Y2K meltdown, who announced his resignation as Russian president on December 31, 1999?

This 13th-century hero is often considered the most influential figure in Russian history. Name this Grand Prince of Kiev, a saint in the Russian Orthodox Church and the subject of a 1938 Sergei Eisenstein film.

Name one of the two men who served as "Minister-Chairman" of the provisional government of 1917.

During the 1939-40 Winter War, what Premier claimed that cluster bombs were actually rations? (The Finns retaliated with makeshift firebombs in glass bottles, calling them 'a drink to go with the food.')

During the "Time of Troubles" (1598-1613), three men claimed to be the long-lost younger brother of the late Tsar Feodor I. By what name are these pretenders collectively known?

Who was the first man to claim the title of Tsar of All Russia? A more correct English translation of his nickname, grozny, is "inspiring fear".

The positions of Premier and General Secretary were often held by two different people, but on three occasions, a single man held both titles simultaneously. Name two of these men.

This successor to Leonid Brezhnev – and planner of his funeral – became the first KGB chairman to accede to the position of General Secretary.

His 14 years as Premier was the longest of any tenure in that post. Name this man, who died soon after his 1980 resignation.

Catherine the Great was actually the second empress by that name. Catherine I, who ruled alone from 1725 to 1727, was the widow of what man?

Who is the man in this photograph?

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The three 19th-century Tsars known as The Blessed, The Liberator, and The Peace-Maker, in that order, shared what name?