Soviet Soviet & Eastern Block Quiz

[Christophe]

Christian, when I told you it was a Christmas gift...

Who will try beside Christian ?

Ch.

[Ed_Haynes]

Christian, when I told you it was a Christmas gift...

Who will try beside Christian ?

Ch.

I shall sit on the sidelines, for a bit, . . .

[Christophe]

So, who else ?

Ch.

[Bryan]

I shall sit on the sidelines, for a bit, . . .

Same for me.

[Christophe]

So, do I have to declare Christian the winner ?

No one else to try ?

Ch.

[Christophe]

Christian,

I'm afraid no one will try (too easy ?). Can you provide her the good answers, and you will be the winner. (In fact you have won the right to propose us another new challenge ).

Cheers.

Ch.

[Christian Zulus]

ANSWER

Christian,

I'm afraid no one will try (too easy ?). Can you provide her the good answers, and you will be the winner. (In fact you have won the right to propose us another new challenge ).

Cheers.

Ch.

Dear Christophe,

many thanks for your offer - I will try my best .

1. City and complete name of the location ?

- Moscow & "Victory Park" (Park Pobedy)

2. Name of the room ?

- "Hall of Glory" (Zal Slavy)

3. When has it been possible for the public to see this specific Order for the 1st time ?

- well, the location, monuments & museum had been officially built from 1983 to 1995 (50th anniversary of victory), the Metro-station had been opened 2003 and the different churches even later. I think they are still working at the site. So, I guess: X-mas 2005 or 1995 ? Sorry, I have never been to "Victory Park" ...

Best regards

Christian

[Christian Zulus]

NEW QUESTION

Dogs & Military Leaders of WW II

Gentlemen,

for the case, that my answer might have been sufficient, here my new question to the honourable members of GMIC.

Introduction:

Two world famous military (and state) leaders (and opponents) of WW II had been native & borne citizens of Austria (K&K-Empire), lived and worked for a certain period in Vienna, both had been meritorious & decorated soldiers (lance corporal & sergeant) already in WW I and both shared a special love to a rather common race of dogs. On photographs you can see both Ex-Austrians rather often with their beloved dog .

3 questions:

1) The names of the two military leaders?

2) The race of their dogs?

3) The names of their dogs?

(Question number 3) is the most important one !)

Remark: Both names of the dogs are rather fancy and a little bit silly .

Best regards

Christian

Edited December 29, 2006 by Christian Zulus

[Christophe]

Bravo Christian, you are the winner!!!!

Your answers to questions 2 and 3 are excellent.

Question 3 was the most tricky one. The construction of the Memorial started in 1995. The first exhibition took place on 9 May 1993. But, the Hall of Glory, the Hall of Memory and the museum part were opened for visitors one year later, on 9 May 1994. And the official inauguration took place on 9 May 1995...

So the right answer was 9 May 1994!!!

Congrats, Christian!!

Your turn, now.

Ch.

[Christophe]

NEW QUESTION

(...)Gentlemen,

for the case, that my answer might have been sufficient, here my new question to the honourable members of GMIC.

(...)Christian

Christian,

I posted my answer before seeing your new question. Of course, you answer was sufficient!!!!

BTW, interesting question. I spontaneous can guess one of them, but the second leader ? interesting what will emerge from your challenge...

Cheers.

Ch.

[Christian Zulus]

Many thanks, Christophe

Are you an expert in the world of dogs ?

The new question is about the name of two famous dogs and their even more famous masters .

Best regards

Christian

Bravo Christian, you are the winner!!!!

Your answers to questions 2 and 3 are excellent.

Question 3 was the most tricky one. The construction of the Memorial started in 1995. The first exhibition took place on 9 May 1993. But, the Hall of Glory, the Hall of Memory and the museum part were opened for visitors one year later, on 9 May 1994. And the official inauguration took place on 9 May 1995...

So the right answer was 9 May 1994!!!

Congrats, Christian!!

Your turn, now.

Ch.

[Christian Zulus]

BTW, interesting question. I spontaneous can guess one of them, but the second leader ? interesting what will emerge from your challenge...

Ch.

Gentlemen,

the second guy is NOT comrade Stalin - he lived and worked in Vienna, BUT he had been a citizen of Russia (as far as I know, Georgia never belonged to the Austrian Empire ...) and also got NO medals in WW I .... and comrade Stalin was not sooooo fancy about dogs .

Best regards

Christian

[Bryan]

#1 Hitler, German shepherd, Blondie

#2 Comrade Tito, German shepherd, Luks

Edited December 30, 2006 by Soviet

[Christian Zulus]

#1 Hitler, German shepherd, Blondie

#2 Comrade Tito, German shepherd, Luks

Dear Bryan,

perfect, perfect - almost 99,9 % perfect

#1 absolutly correct - Blondie: What a stupid name for a dog .

#2 correct maybe for Tito of the late years, but in WW II the dog's name was not "Luks" or "Lynx". It is very, very close , but Tito's dog had the name of another (very dangerous & 3 times larger) cat . It might be, that Tito's dog of his late years was called "Luks", "Lynx" or "Luchs" - see the attached picture . "Luks" was also the name of the Komintern-hotel in Moscow, where Tito and all the other stayed . So, Tito's dog in WW II had another cat-name .

Bryan, you are the winner .

It's your turn to propose us a new challenge .

Best regards

Christian

BTW: Sorry, a dog's life is much shorter, than the life of an marshal . So, old marshals might have kept several dogs during their career (Gefreiter Adolf Schickelgruber, he called himself "Hitler", died rather young ...).

Edited December 30, 2006 by Christian Zulus

[Bryan]

#1 What is this monument?

#2 What does it commemorate?

#3 Where is it located?

Good luck, I think it is not an easy one.

[Bryan]

Same monument

Edited December 30, 2006 by Soviet

[Piramida]

I'll take a go at this one

#1 - It is the Tjeniste Monument

#2 - It commemorates the Battle of Sutjeska

#3 - It's located in the Sutjeska national park in Bosnia

Hope thats correct

Ivan

[Christophe]

Hi Ivan,

Welcome to the Quiz!!

Something tells me you will be the winner of Soviet's round!!! But, let him confirm.

We are impatient to see what will be your challenge to us.

Cheers.

Ch.

PS : I think the exact name of Hitler's dog is Blondi (what is quite similar to Blondie, but for me Blondie is more a nice blond singer of the 70-80's ).

[Christian Zulus]

Dear Gospodin Ivan,

I am not "Soviet", but your answers are right - congratulations .

We are looking forward to your question .

Pozdrav

Christian

P.S.: Soviet, many thanks for putting the focus to Yugoslavia again .

Here is a photograph of Marshal Tito wounded just after the battle of Sutjeska.

And another one at the Tjeniste monument decades later with nice girls in the background .

[Christian Zulus]

Blondi vs. Blondie

PS : I think the exact name of Hitler's dog is Blondi (what is quite similar to Blondie, but for me Blondie is more a nice blond singer of the 70-80's ).

Dear Christophe,

your are right, the name of Hitler's dog had been Blondi .

Best regards

Christian

BTW: The name of Tito's dog in the 1940s had been TIGER .

Here is a nice photograph of Blondi and Gefreiter Schickelgruber:

That's the WIKI-entry for Hitler's Blondi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blondi and here you will find that fantastic animated cartoon (3 minutes long) of Walter Moers with the title "Der Bonker" showing showing Hitler with doggie Blondi in the bath tub: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC41_2yBaiY

Here is an even nicer photograph of Blondie alias Debbie Harry :

Edited December 30, 2006 by Christian Zulus

[Piramida]

Well since there is a general consensus that I was right, I'll be impatient and post my question.

This man participated in the battle of Sutjeska

#1 Who is he?

He was also one of the first 16 recipients of a certain decoration

#2 What is that decoration?

And he was also an active participant of a certain artistic movement

#3 What was that movement?

It might not be very tough to find the answers for this question, but I think it's a good one

All the best and good luck

Ivan

Edited December 30, 2006 by Piramida

[Christian Zulus]

Tito's dogs

BTW: The name of Tito's dog in the 1940s had been TIGER .

Gentlemen,

Soviet was 100 % right in his answer, because the name of Tito's first dog in the 1940s had been LUKS .

On June 9th 1943 during the battle of Sutjeska (operation "SCHWARZ", as the Nazis named it), a bomb fell near the leading group with Tito, killing Major Stuart and Tito's dog Luks, a German Shepherd, who jumped at Tito, saving his life, though he was wounded in his arm. I already posted the photograph of the wounded Tito. The "replacement-dog" for Luks was named Tiger, who had a longer life . So Luks was the Nazi-victim and Tiger the long time official Tito-dog.

German Shepherd Luks might have been the most important dog in WW II .

It is also very interesting, that Tito named his first dog after the hotel "Luks", where he lived in Moscow the years before.

Best regards

Christian

[Christian Zulus]

Unsure

Dear Ivan,

I am really to quite sure

This man participated in the battle of Sutjeska

#1 Who is he? Edvard Kardelj

He was also one of the first 16 recipients of a certain decoration

#2 What is that decoration? Order of the National Hero (орден народног хероја)

And he was also an active participant of a certain artistic movement

#3 What was that movement? Slovene Academy of Sciences and Arts (SAZU)

Well, the comrade at the photograph has some similarities with Kardelj and you might make out two ribbons of the "Order of the National Hero".

Best regards

Christian

[Piramida]

Nice try Christian, although you are incorrect.

Another thing I must point out is that by artistic movement I mean things like for example: Romantism, Realism, Expressionism and such although these movements are much older than the one in question.

Ivan

[Christian Zulus]

Nice try Christian, although you are incorrect.

I must point out is that by artistic movement I mean things like for example: Romantism, Realism, Expressionism and such although these movements are much older than the one in question.

Dear Ivan,

I thought, that I had been wrong .

So, the Order of the National Hero (орден народног хероја) is also wrong .

Coming back to your "pointing out" of the artistic movement, I guess, that the highly decorated comrade in uniform might belong to the famous naive painters or sculptors in former Yugoslavia ?

Best regards

Christian