marcotk

I am going to give an easy question as Marc just did! It is a two parter though, to don't be too easy!

First Part

It is the thirties, and to prove you are a good member of the party, you are asked this question!

With an 'i' it drinks up people's money,

With an 'o' it helps work the land

And this machine is so strong

That it destroys the power of the priest

To be accepted, the winner must provide both the correct answers!!

Second Part

The above shows how difficult the relationship between the communist state and the church was in the thirties. Which was the name

of one organization which clearly depicted this feelings that had over 5 millions members in 1932?

Best, Good Luck!

Marco

:cheers: Thanks!

Will come shorty!

What was the full name of the 1980 Olympic Games mascot?

I belive it was Mikhail Potapych Toptygin, called Misha the bear! Designed by Victor Chizikov. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2WewT1jBQQ

Now, I think he is one of the most famous bear in Russia along with the "Preved Bear"!

Cheers!

:beer:

Bravo Marc!

Air Marshal Khudyakov

I additionaly read, and found interesting, that Beria really could not stand him because Khudyakov's father worked for him at the NKVD and knew some of his secrets!

Also, because of his position, he was often in a difficult position with Stalin. Arrested in 45 on his way to the Japanese Front, and disappeared untill the 50ies when he

was executed.

So, wasn't it an easy one, it was? Next question to Marc!

Cheers

Marco

Maybe one more hint!

Marc, he was a Marshal, but not an "ordinary" one..

Was he, perhaps, Mongolian? I can't find any good info on the web about Mongolian marshalls, though, so I have absolutely no idea if I'm even close on this one.

Not Mongolian!

:rolleyes:

Nice Try!

However the Marshal I am talking about was arrested in 45 not 47!

Also his ethnicity was not Ukranian, try more south-east!

Cheers,

Marco

So.., here it goes!

I think it is an easy one!

He was a Marshal that was arrested in 1945 and later, in the 50ies, shot by the NKVD. Hint: He was not ethnically Russian and was not known by his real birth name.

Who am I talking about (name, ethnicity, rank)?

Why was he purged?

Cheers!

Marco

:cheers: Yeah!

Will do soon!

Thanks for the welcome!

I think it is Yuri Borisovich Levitan! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Levitan

Hitler hated his voice and he was moreover Jewish, so he puted him in the list of the top reich's enemies! When the Germans bombed Radio Govorit Moskva, they

thought he was gone but in few minutes he was back on air!

Best!

:speechless:

Best!

I want to give it a try!

Could it be the famous psychic Wolf Messing? He was Jewish and flew from germany to the USSR (where he impressed Stalin). Why? He firstly was a Polish Jewish, and secondly he predicted the downfall of Hitler if he would have attacked the East so that Hitler put a 200,000 mark reward on his head.

Cheers!