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32 Cards in this Set
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Lenin
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Russian Revolutionary, a communist politician, main leader of the October Revolution.
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Andropov
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Soviet Politician and General Secretary of the CPSU. Attempted to improve the economy
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Putin
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Current Acting President of Russia currently serving second term from 2004-2008
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Zhdanov
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Soviet politician, joine dBolsheviks in 1915, became party leader in Leningrad
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Tarkovsky
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Director of movies: My Name is Ivan, Solaris, Stalker
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Yevgraf
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Film: Doctor Zhivago, Brother to Doctor Yuri Zhivago, the films main framing device.
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Rheya
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Book: Solaris, Dead wife of Dr. Kelvin, reincarnated in a memory form by the planet solaris
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Gibarian
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Film: Solaris, One of the scientists on board space station solaris. Dies early on.
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Kelvin
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Book: Solaris, Protagonist of Solaris, a psychologist who travels to the space station to
investigate the strangeness that is taking place |
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Dolores
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Book: Lolita, young girl, the desired object by Humberg
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Stalin
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General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee. From
1928 on became the major party leader and dictator of Soviet Union. |
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Chernenko
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Soviet politician and general secretary of the cpsu who led the soviet union until his death
just 13 months after starting his rule, March 10, 1985 |
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Lem
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Author of the Book Solaris
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Lean
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Film Director of Doctor Zhivago.
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Komarovsky
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Film: Doctor Zhivago, a lawyer with Political connections, Rapes Lara.
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Fetiukov
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Film: One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.
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Hari
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one of the Guests in Tarkovsk's movie Solaris
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Sartorius
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Novel, Solaris scientist who is interested in performing experiments on the guests.
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Khrushchev
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Leader of Soviet Union after Stalin, Removed from power in 1964 and replaced by Brezhnev.
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Gorbachev
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Russian Politician, leader of soviet union until it's collapse in 1991. helped end cold war.
Also ended the political supremacy of the communist party of the soviet union (CPSU) and dissolved the Soviet Union. Awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 1990. |
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Wrede
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Director of One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich
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Strelnikov
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Film: Doctor Zhivago, also known as Pasha, married to Lara
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Quilty
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Novel: Lolita, Antagonist to Humberg, also a pedophile has sex with lolita
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Buinovsky
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Film: One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich, former soviet navel captain, imprisoned when
a former admiral sent him a gift |
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Snow
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Novel: Solaris, main scientist on solaris space station, when Kelvin arrives.
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Pasha
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Film: Doctor Zhivago, married to Lara, also known as Strlnikov
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Brezhnev
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General Secretary of the (CPSU) and twice chairman of the presidium of the supreme soviet
(head of state) |
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Yeltsin
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First president of the Russian Federation , serving from 1991 to 1999
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Moodysson
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Director of Lilya 4-ever.
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Lara
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Movie: Doctor Zhivago, main female character, falls in love with Yuri, married to Pasha
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Tsesar
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Novel: One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, inmate who works in the camp offices.
Higher class background, recieves food parcels. |
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Alyosha
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name of a character in one day in the life of ivan denisovich and the name of the main
character of Ballad of a Soldier |
