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June 21, 2006 By: Betty Ramsey, LEOASC/BETT R Passport Destination: Moscow and Volga River Cities Packing Round 1. The Volga River rises in the hills northwest of Moscow and empties into the CASPIAN Sea. 2. Moscow's famous RED Square is situated outside the walls of the Kremlin. 3 All of these cities are situated on the banks of the Volga River except ST. PETERSBURG . 4. This author for whom a famous park in Moscow is named was born in Nizhny Novgorod. MAKSIM GORKY 5. All of these sites are within Moscow's walled Kremlin except PUSHKIN FINE ARTS MUSEUM . 6. This city, formerly named Stalingrad, was the scene of a critical World War II battle. VOLGOGRAD Picture: white church with multiple onion domes Departure Round 1. These pancakes filled with jam or another sweet are common kiosk fair. BLINY 2. He became the mayor of Moscow in 1992 and has since been reelected three times. YURI LUZHKOV 3. This 1943 movie was intended to garner World War II support for the Soviet Union. MISSION TO MOSCOW 4. These rivers are all important tributaries of the Volga except URAL . 5. Volgograd native Maxim Marinin is the proud owner of a 2006 Olympic gold medal for PAIRS FIGURE SKATING . Picture: statue of a woman holding a raised sword and pointing On Tour 1. He became Czar at 16, had six wives and won control of the Volga from the Golden Horde. IVAN IV 2 This cathedral at the south end of Moscow's Red Square is said to symbolize Russia. ST. BASIL'S 3. This city was closed to visitors during the Cold War because of its aerospace industry. SAMARA 4. The most prominent buildings in Moscow are the so-called "Seven SISTERS ." 5. Broad a riverboat at Yaroslavl for a short trip to Tolga, noted for its 17th Century CONVENT . 6. The monetary of the Transfiguration of the Savior is a highlight of this old city. YAROSLAVL 7. The Volga River town of Ulyanovsk is best known s the birthplace and boyhood home of VLADIMIR LENIN Picture: white classical building with columns 8. The open-air Museum of WOODEN ARCHITECTURE is a highlight of a visit to Kostroma. 9. Astrakhan, at the lower end of the Volga delta is a center for CAVIAR . 10. The old city of Kazan has a large communities of members of the TATAR ethnic group. 11. All of these vodkas are produced in Russia except SMIRNOFF . 12. The Church of St. Dmitry on the Blood in Uglich was built where a MURDER occurred in 1591. Bonus Question One The main building of Moscow State University stands of the SPARROW Hills. Bonus Question Two Where on the map of Russia is Moscow found? Area 1 Picture: white tower with golden domes Slide Show 1. The colorful Utoli Moya Techali Church is a landmark in SARATOV . 2. The impressive MOTHER RUSSIA Statue is landmark in Volgograd. 3. Tschikovsky`s "Swan Lake" ballet premiered at Moscow`s BOLSHOI Theater in 1877. 4. Moscow's landmark IVAN THE GREAT Bell Tower can be seen from more than 18 miles away. Clues for next destination: Rose Bowl Wembley Azteca Golden Boot |