JimZ

Hi Christope, Posted the reply when I had 5 minutes off and am on my way back home now so I could not repy earlier. Thanks for the point though! I'll put up a new challenge some time tomorrow..... and sorry if it was not a full answer....there is only so much I could read in five minutes.... Jim :cheers:

I might be Billy WIlder's "C.R. "Mac" MacNamara" from the 1961 film "One,Two,Three" http://en.wikipedia....ki/Billy_Wilder http://en.wikipedia....One,_Two,_Three Jim :cheers:

Same here - been unable to connect since yesterday - but its up and running again . Back to business gents!

Scoreboard update! 21 points - JimZ 15 points - Harvey 11 points - Hauptmann 11 points - UB6365 10 points - Christophe 8 points - Gunner 1 3 points - Valter 2 points - kapten_windu 1 point - Tachel Question 82 above. Jim

Scoreboard update! 21 points - JimZ 15 points - Harvey 11 points - Hauptmann 11 points - UB6365 9 points - Christophe 8 points - Gunner 1 3 points - Valter 2 points - kapten_windu 1 point - Tachel UB6365 moves up one place tieing with Hauptmann for third place!!! And the next question....ie. question 81 is his to ask. Jim

I was searching for information on another question and you know how one click leads to the other. So I did imagine it to be more of a challenge as I had not come across them before. But like I said....you never know with you guys!!! We'll be looking forward to youe next challenge Christophe....No stress. We are sure you'll come back with something good! Regards, Jim :cheers:

Scoreboard update! 21 points - JimZ 15 points - Harvey 11 points - Hauptmann 10 points - UB6365 9 points - Christophe 8 points - Gunner 1 3 points - Valter 2 points - kapten_windu 1 point - Tachel Th honour of Question 80 goes to Christophe !!! Jim

Christophe..... I thought it would be harder than that! Well done indeed!!! Your point!! Jim :cheers:

Question 79 1) Who are we? 2) We have lots of things in common.....but I am after three very specific common features between them. I think this may be a tough one.....but wth you guys, you never know If you are clueless, just play along and try to suggest what common features they might share.... I will comment to guide you in the right direction and perhaps, this will help uncover their identity. Jim :cheers:

Scoreboard update! 21 points - JimZ 15 points - Harvey 11 points - Hauptmann 10 points - UB6365 8 points - Christophe 8 points - Gunner 1 3 points - Valter 2 points - kapten_windu 1 point - Tachel Question 79 to follow soon!!! Jim

Lt. Gen Pavel Anatolyevich Sudoplatov Some more background info courtesy of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudoplatov

Thanks UB - WHhat is the "Andrew" link please? I could find nothing on that..... Did you mean "Victor" perhaps?

I would suggest Pavel Sudoplatov, a Russian spymaster, who was involved in the assasinations of Leon Trotsky and Yevhen Konovalets. Seems to tick the right boxes in terms of the hints that you gave...joined Cheka at the age of 14, served 15 years in prison and reached the rank of Lt General. Had my eye on him already with the big opponents hint as Trotsky did come to mind....however I cannot make the Andrew connection.

Scoreboard update! UB6365 gets the last question breaking away from Christophe and Gunner 1 20 points - JimZ 15 points - Harvey 11 points - Hauptmann 10 points - UB6365 8 points - Christophe 8 points - Gunner 1 3 points - Valter 2 points - kapten_windu 1 point - Tachel Question 78 above!!!! Jim

I have asked Hauptmann to set some other clues without getting into the question of "Jewish" being a nationality as well as a religion. We've discussed this once and I do not want us to get into that again. Not here please! Lets wait for some more hints from Hauptmann and then we'll attack the question by finding the answer. This promises to be interesting! Jim :cheers:

Hi Claret Baron, Lovely Order. Am I however correct that this is Northern Korean? As this is the Soviet USSR section, it may be better appreciated in more relevant sections. Regards, Jim :cheers:

Scoreboard update! Hauptmann gets the last question and therefore asks the next one! 20 points - JimZ 15 points - Harvey 11 points - Hauptmann 9 points - UB6365 8 points - Christophe 8 points - Gunner 1 3 points - Valter 2 points - kapten_windu 1 point - Tachel Question 77 next!!!! Jim

Scoreboard update! 20 points - JimZ 15 points - Harvey 10 points - Hauptmann 9 points - UB6365 8 points - Christophe 8 points - Gunner 1 3 points - Valter 2 points - kapten_windu 1 point - Tachel Question 76 is in the hands of UB6365. Jim

Hi well done UB, Try to curtail the replies to one post when its a multipart quesion - unless you are adding additional background info, sometimes, other members may reply at the same time and that could cause problems as to who gave the first correct reply! But very good. Your answer is indeed correct. The subordiante was Vladimir Putin whom he calls a "war criminal" as a result of actions in the Chechniya conflict. I am considering this as part of the answer as you posted the wiki link where it says this. The point is yours, as is the next question. Well done. Jim :cheers:

Question 75: Born to an NKVD officer, I lived much of my life overseas. I reached the higher ranks of my outfit, making history with my rank as I did so. I fell out of favour and lost my postion, only to have it returned to me within a year. I even made it to the Supreme Soviet. I was tried, on demand of my subordinate, and was sentenced to imprisonment. I however remain free in the West. Who am I? What was my unit? What about my rank made history? Why did I fall out of favour and who removed and re-instated me? Why was I sentenced to imprisonment? Where do I live? What terms did I use to describe my subordinate? Tell us the story of our person....And enjoy the hunt..... Jim :cheers:

Scoreboard update! 20 points - JimZ 15 points - Harvey 10 points - Hauptmann 8 points - Christophe 8 points - UB6365 8 points - Gunner 1 3 points - Valter 2 points - kapten_windu 1 point - Tachel Question 75 will come up tomorrow as its night time here and I am knackered. Veru glad to have managed to answer this myself....The next big numbers that we should look out for are question #100 and post #1000 on the 2011 Soviet Quiz. Jim

Monument to Chkalov in Nizhny Novogorod. His birth village in this region was renamed from Vasilyevo to Chkalov in his honour.

Thanks! More info on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valery_Chkalov His picture from the site:

I am Valery Pavlovich Chkalov I was an Aviator who flew from Moscow to Vancouver, Washington in a non stop 63 hour flight I Died flying a prototype Polikarpov I-180 fighter which crashed suring its test flight.