Christophe Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 The older man... The one with the Soviet awards. Ch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ub6365 Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 (edited) Berest Olexij Prokopovich OR Kovalev Alexej Leontjevich? Edited October 21, 2011 by ub6365 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 (edited) No... Please, read carefully : My first name is Fyodor... Ch. Edited October 21, 2011 by Christophe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Hint #1 : The first letter of my family name is L. My name is Fyodor L. Ch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ub6365 Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Legkoshkur Feodor Antonovich? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ub6365 Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Senior Sergeant Legkoshkur Feodor Antonovich, right-flank the historic Victory Parade on Red Square on June 24th 1945. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Correct UB6365 !! Fyodor Legkoshur was the bearer of the Hitler Banner during the Victory Parade (in fact, the Pole without the banner itself). He did not want even to touch it, but was told it was a special honour and form of recognition. Well done !! Tour turn, now !! Ch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted October 21, 2011 Author Share Posted October 21, 2011 Scoreboard update! 19 points - JimZ 15 points - Harvey 10 points - Hauptmann 8 points - Christophe 6 points - UB6365 5 points - Gunner 1 3 points - Valter 2 points - kapten_windu 1 point - Tachel Question 69 goes to UB6365. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner 1 Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 I think that we should institute a rule for this quiz that all names used in questions must be shown as they are in the Russian language. This last question by Christophe illustrates the problem in using transliterated Russian names. The Russian name of the correct answer to the quiz is 'Фёдор Антонович Легкошкур'. Christophe transliterated the name as 'Fyodor Legkoshur'; UB6365 transliterated it as 'Feodor Antonovich Legkoshkur', whereas the Library of Congress transliteration would be 'Fedor Antonovich Legkoshkur.' These various transliterations, especially when the quiz participants speak different languages, can cause definite confusion when trying to look up names on the Internet, whereas the Russian name 'Фёдор' would have let everyone know exactly what the person's name actually is. Regards, Gunner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 I forgot to post the complete pic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ub6365 Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Question #69. I am a Russian tragedy. I tried to bring a freedom. I am not an Olympic champion. Who am I ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ub6365 Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Hint#1 My troops won the last battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner 1 Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 UB6365: When you say 'Russian tragedy,' are you excluding 'Soviet tragedy'? Gunner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ub6365 Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 I will say that the mystery person belongs to Soviet history. But the real tragedy became understandable now, with the end of socialist era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner 1 Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Андрéй Андрéевич Влáсов Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner 1 Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 General Andrei Andreevich Vlasov Former Soviet General who formed and commanded the Russian Liberation Army His men fought their last battle to obtain Allied lines which they eventually did, but Vlasov and many of his men were later turned over to the Soviet Army Iuri Petrovich Vlasov is the Olympic weightlifter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrey_Vlasov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted October 22, 2011 Author Share Posted October 22, 2011 :banger: The olympic hint was not helpful to me and a total distraction as it suggested that Vlasov was an athlete! Apart from the common surname what other link is there?? I was looking for olympic athletes who were not champions and to whom some sort of political or other tragedy happened. The reference to troops came after I had spent time searching and I was not interested in starting another search with such limited information. And its not like I did not know Andrei Vlasov!!! Nevertheless, I guess its well done to Gunner 1 but we'll wait for UB6365 to confirm the correct reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ub6365 Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 General Vlasov is correct answer. Point to Gunner... Hint about Olympic champion actually is in the same mode as hint about Chaika car (remember - I am not a bird, not a play...)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted October 22, 2011 Author Share Posted October 22, 2011 Scoreboard update! 19 points - JimZ 15 points - Harvey 10 points - Hauptmann 8 points - Christophe 6 points - UB6365 6 points - Gunner 1 3 points - Valter 2 points - kapten_windu 1 point - Tachel Question 70 goes to Gunner 1. Gentlemen, a general comment - in terms of the hints please try to give hints that help. There have been few questions where the hints were irrelevant to the question or at so much of an angle to the general direction that these have been rather frustrating to some - including myself. Also, and this is a comment that is not referring to anyone in particular, please remember that for many of the members, English is not a first language. The more we try to complicate hints in a language that may not be our first language, the more frustrating it can be for those who are trying to understand a language that is not their first one either. Gunner, re your previous comment, names are some times bastardised when transliterated into English! However, on the other hand not everyone understands the cyrillic alphabet. Whereas nobody stops you from including the proper Russian name in the reply, and I agree that is to be encouraged, the transliterated name should also be used for all those who cannot read the cyrillic alphabet. Well done on your last victory! Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner 1 Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Question #70: My grandfather was murdered by the Communists in 1918. I was killed by the Germans, but they never knew who I was; even Pravda did not know my name. Books, poems, and plays have been written about me; schools, streets and an asteroid have been named for me - even a tank regiment in the East German army. Who am I? Who was my grandfather? Why am I famous? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner 1 Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 (edited) Either you have all left for the weekend or you need a hint: Hint #1: My Christian (given) name means 'life'. Edited October 23, 2011 by Gunner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ub6365 Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Kosmodemyanskaya, Zoya? Grandpa priest was murdered by communists... In Pravda article she was named Tanja... But as I know Zoya cannot be translate as love? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner 1 Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 ub6365: You have not answered all of the questions and my mistake, when I typed the translation for her name I meant to type 'life' and for some reason typed 'love'. Gunner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ub6365 Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Zoya was a partisan, some sources called her as a member of military intelligence unit. The first woman awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously) during World War II . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner 1 Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 ub6365: I will give you the point but the fact that she became famous was not that she received the Hero of the Soviet Union (that was awarded posthumously a couple of months after her death when she was already famous) or because she was a partisan; rather it was because she would not give the Germans any information after her capture, not even her true name, telling them she was 'Tania', and because she defied the Germans even as she was being hanged. I would also mention that her younger brother, Aleksandr Kosmodemianski was also awarded a posthumous HSU. Gunner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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