FOURTH STOP : RUSSIA

 FIRST TEST

CLUE NUMBER 1 INFORMATION CARD: Hermitage Winter Palace

WHERE IS IT?

The Winter Palace is in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It’s situated between the Palace Embankment and the Palace Square

HOW MANY BUILDINGS DOES IT CONSIST OF?

The Winter Palace was opened as part of Russia’s State Hermitage Museum in 1992. The museum complex consists of ten buildings.

 
WHICH ARE THE OPENING HOURS?

Opening times from Tuesday to Saturday are from 10:30am-6pm. On Sunday the palace closes an hour earlier.

NAME AT LEAST 3 CURRENT EXHIBITONS:

1. We Draw and Paint at the Hermitage
    25th December 2010 – 30th January 2011

2. Porcelain and Rose
   21st December 2010 – 3rd April 2011

3. Urartu artifacts: new acquisitions. To mark the 90th anniversary of the Oriental Department
    9th December 2010 - 16th January 2011

CLUE NUMBER 2 INFORMATION CARD: Leo Tolstoy

WHEN AND WHERE WAS HE BORN? 

Leo Tolstoy was born on the 8^th of September 1828 in Yasnaya Polyana which is in the Tula region of Russia.                         

NAME AT LEAST 7 WORKS:

The Cossacks, War and Peace, The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Anna Karenina are 4 of tolstoy’s most famous novels and  The Power of Darkness, The Fruits of Enlightenment and The Living Corpse are 3 of his plays.

WHAT’S HIS WHOLE NAME?

His full name is Lev Nikoláyevich Tolstói.


WHAT ARE HIS 2 MOST FAMOUS NOVELS ABOUT?

War and Peace: This novel focuses primarily on five aristocratic familes and their experiences in life. The interactions of these characters are set in the era leading up to, around and following the French invasion of Russia during the Napoleonic Wars.

Anna Karenina: Anna Karenina tells the tale of a love affair with rich portraits of Russian high society, politics, and religion.

CLUE NUMBER 3 INFORMATION CARD:  Red Square

WHERE IS IT?

The Red square is situated in the heart of Moscow, Russia.

WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF ITS NAME?

The name of Red Square comes from the Russian word “krasnaya” which can mean either "red" or "beautiful". The word was originally applied (with the meaning "beautiful") to Saint Basil's Cathedral, and was subsequently transferred to the nearby square.

WHAT’S THE NAME OF THE CATHEDRAL THAT IS NEXT TO THIS SQUARE?

St. Basil’s cathedral

WHOSE TOMB IS SITUATED IN THIS SQUARE? 

Vladimir Lenin’s tomb is situated in the Red Square.     

         

                                                                   

 By Belén, Ascen and Jasmine