The Soviet Union Quiz

Question 0

This ex-KGB Colonel succeeded Yeltsin and sought to break the power of the oligarchs and in the process has destroyed many of the democratic gains achieved by his predecessor

Answer 0

Vladimir Putin

Question 1

This soviet leader lead russia to victory in WWII and is credited with turning the Soviet Union into an industrial power

Answer 1

Josef Stalin

Question 2

This man sought to improve the soviet consumer economy in order to win popularity, but poor agricultural harvests and the Cuban missile crisis lead to his overthrow

Answer 2

Nikita Khrushchev

Question 3

First Greeley elected president of Russia who helped halt the 1991 coup attempt. He pulled Russia out of the soviet union and attempted to introduce capitalism and democracy

Answer 3

Boris Yeltsin