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    Posted

    :jumping:POST # 2000 :jumping:

    Let's celebrate this event at the 90th anniversary of the October Revolution :cheers: .

    Best regards :beer:

    Christian

    Hi to all !!

    I would say I never thought, when I launched this "small" game 2 years ago, that it would become such a success!!! :jumping::jumping::jumping:

    I would like to thank all of you for your participation and challenges. Both of them made the success of the Quiz!!! Congrats to all!!!! :beer:

    Cheers.

    Ch.

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    Posted

    Dunno what Christophe thinks but I am sure we can all wait for a couple of days or so as we have done in past.

    Christophe.....?

    Jim :cheers:

    Sure, we can wait... :rolleyes:

    Cheers.

    Ch.

    Posted

    ... But not too long... :rolleyes::rolleyes::P

    Well, if the situation is that desperate... :P

    The girl in the photo below was born in a wealthy family and hence had the all premises for a privileged life. Her father, a general in the army, weary of the "undesirable elements in public schools", decided that she would be educated at home. Fate had it that the girl's tutors were "undesirable elements" that gave her more education than her father expected. An independent nature, later in life she broke many conventions and ultimately became very active in politics. While a supporter of the ideology, she was also a fervent critic of the regime, which led to her being sent into an unusual exile which made her very special and also saved her life.

    1. Who is the girl?

    2. Name a few of the conventions she broke in life.

    3. What was the nature of her exile and what made her special?

    1878pv0.jpg

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    Alexandra Mikhaylovna Kollontai

    Dear Carol,

    the person is question is Alexandra Mikhaylovna Kollontai:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_Kollontai

    http://www.marxists.org/archive/kollonta/

    Kollontai has been a pioneer in the fields of feminism, free love, woman-man-relationship, family in socialism, etc. There she broke the ruling conventions.

    Here is her writing from 1920 "Communism and the Family" in English translation:

    http://www.marxists.org/archive/kollonta/1...nism-family.htm

    She had been a leading diplomat and the first female ambassador (20th of september 1942) in the history of the CCCP - during the GPW in Sweden - and that fact maybe saved her existence during the great purges of the NKVD-mad-men in the 1930s.

    As we can see on the book-cover and the photograph, Kollontai got one Lenin & two RBLs and some foreign orders.

    Best regards :beer:

    Christian

    Well, if the situation is that desperate... :P

    The girl in the photo below was born in a wealthy family and hence had the all premises for a privileged life. Her father, a general in the army, weary of the "undesirable elements in public schools", decided that she would be educated at home. Fate had it that the girl's tutors were "undesirable elements" that gave her more education than her father expected. An independent nature, later in life she broke many conventions and ultimately became very active in politics. While a supporter of the ideology, she was also a fervent critic of the regime, which led to her being sent into an unusual exile which made her very special and also saved her life.

    1. Who is the girl?

    2. Name a few of the conventions she broke in life.

    3. What was the nature of her exile and what made her special?

    1878pv0.jpg

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    Posted

    Congratulations Christian. She was indeed Alexandra Kollontai.

    Apparently Mrs. Kollontai was the first woman ambassador in the world. During WWII she was posted in Sweden and in that position she held talks with the Romanian government representatives regarding an early armistice that was supposed to take Romania out of the war. ;)

    Posted

    Congratulations Christian. She was indeed Alexandra Kollontai.

    Apparently Mrs. Kollontai was the first woman ambassador in the world. During WWII she was posted in Sweden and in that position she held talks with the Romanian government representatives regarding an early armistice that was supposed to take Romania out of the war. ;)

    Dear Carol,

    many thanks for your congratulations to my victory #34 :cheers: .

    I guess, that comrade Alexandra had been very proud about her Lenin & 2 RBLs ;) .

    It had been a great honour for me, to celebrate another victory at 90th anniversary of the October Revolution AND my victory #34, because "34" is a magic number: The number of the tank, which smashed the Nazis and liberated Europe - T-34 :jumping: :

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-34

    Best regards :beer:

    Christian

    Posted

    New question #163

    Gentlemen,

    again a rather easy one, which has to do with the October Revolution.

    Question:

    During their storm of the Winter Palace at the 7th of november 1917 the Bolsheviks encountered severe problems in the basement of that palace and they needed 3 days to finish up with them.

    What were these problems :unsure: ?

    Best regards :beer:

    Christian

    Posted (edited)

    New question #163

    Gentlemen,

    again a rather easy one, which has to do with the October Revolution.

    Question:

    During their storm of the Winter Palace at the 7th of november 1917 the Bolsheviks encountered severe problems in the basement of that palace and they needed 3 days to finish up with them.

    What were these problems :unsure: ?

    Best regards :beer:

    Christian

    Okay folks... I'm going to go out on a limb and try for another one. They encountered the wine cellars... and I presume it took them that long to drink their way through it. :P

    Keeping my fingers crossed! :unsure::beer:

    Dan :cheers:

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    Posted (edited)

    :jumping:CONGRATULATIONS :jumping:

    Okay folks... I'm going to go out on a limb and try for another one. They encountered the wine cellars... and I presume it took them that long to drink their way through it. :P

    Dear Dan,

    congratulations to your new victory :cheers: .

    Your answer is absolutly correct: They found the Czar's gigantic & hughe wine cellars.

    Question #164 is now your turn.

    Best regards :beer:

    Christian

    The Bolsheviks had severe problems with mass-alcoholism and at the end, they pumped the precious wine out to the street - so the people of Petrograd started to drink wine from the curbs :rolleyes::P .

    Edited by Christian Zulus
    Posted

    :jumping:CONGRATULATIONS :jumping:

    Dear Dan,

    congratulations to your new victory :cheers: .

    Your answer is absolutly correct: They found the Czar's gigantic & hughe wine cellars.

    Question #164 is now your turn.

    Best regards :beer:

    Christian

    Hi Christian,

    Many thanks!!!! :beer: If it's okay... I'll again pass the next question on to Charles (Hunyadi) if he'd like it. I know he'll come up with a good one. :jumping:

    Dan :cheers:

    Posted

    If it's okay... I'll again pass the next question on to Charles (Hunyadi) if he'd like it. I know he'll come up with a good one. :jumping:

    Dear Dan,

    no problem - it's your victory :D .

    We are looking forward to question #164 by Charles (Hunyadi) :jumping: .

    Best regards :beer:

    Christian

    Posted (edited)

    Your wish is my command -

    Who am I and what did I do?

    Only hint: I ran a group of boys...

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    Posted

    Don?t know about the fellow in question, but the driver looks a bit like the American actor Dustin Hoffman. :cool:

    Frightening - isnt it?

    Keep trying - there are some clues besides the mans face, look at the details...a picture is worth 1000 (Google search) words...at least... :Cat-Scratch:

    Posted

    Looks like you really got us with this one Charles!

    :blush: I am clueless... as I recon everyone else is.

    Good one indeed!

    Jim :cheers:

    Posted

    Me - I am as I managed to get nowhere!

    Dunno if the others are enjoying the pain though! Would hate to spoil it for them on my account :rolleyes:

    Jim :cheers:

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