8. Which of the named persons was a famous icon painter?
Aristotle Fiorovanti
Andrey Chokhov
Afanasy Nikitin
Feofan the Greek
9. Who carried out church reform during the reign of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich in
17th century?
Habakkuk
Nikon
Hilarion
Nestor
10. The battle of which city in 1709 changed the balance of power in the Northern War
Russia and Sweden?
Narva
Poltava
Lesnaya
11. What event related to the internal political activities of Catherine II,
happened in 1767?
Convening of the Legislative Commission
Convening of the Zemsky Sobor
Dispersal of the State Duma
Secularization of church lands
12. In what year did the event that went down in history as the “uprising” take place?
Decembrists on Senate Square"?
1803
1801
1812
1825
13. What were the names of the representatives of one of the directions of Russian public
thoughts in the middleXIXc., who spoke with the justification of a special, different from
Western European path of development for Russia?
Westerners
Slavophiles
Populists
Socialists
14. Name the historical event that occurred on June 3, 1907?
Bloody Sunday
Armed uprising in Moscow
Decree on the freedom of peasants to leave the community
Dispersal of the Second State Duma, the end of the revolution.
15. The civil war in the European part of Russia ended:
December 1918
June 1919
November 1920
March 1921
16. New Economic Policy 1921 – 1928 was new to
policy:
War communism
Industrialization
Collectivization
17. During which battle did the largest tank battle of the Great World take place?
Patriotic War?
Battles for Moscow
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Kursk
Battles for Berlin
18. In which row are the dates associated with Soviet achievements in
space exploration?
1949 and 1953
1954 and 1963
1957 and 1961
1964 and 1982
19. To which of the named periods does the concept of “neo-Stalinism” belong?
The first decade after the Great Patriotic War
"Thaw"
"Stagnation"
"Perestroika"
20. Which of the above was included in the concept adopted in the USSR in 1990 transition to a regulated market economy?
Privatization of all state property
Transfer of industrial enterprises for rent
Price liberalization
Restriction of private entrepreneurship
1. Name the date of the event, which is officially considered a legal beginning
period of feudal fragmentation
1019
1113
1097
1125
2. What were the names of people who were actually slaves during the period of Kievan Rus?
Smerda
Ryadovichi
Purchases
Serfs
3. What is the date of formation of the Golden Horde state?
1206
1237
1243
1240
4. Which of the above referred to the consequences of the Mongol-Tatar invasion of Rus'?
Strengthening ties between Russian principalities
Establishment of Rus''s dependence on the Golden Horde
Restriction of peasant freedom
Economic rise of Russian lands
5. What was the name of the one that existed in Russia in the 15th century? procedure for appointing senior
officials, taking into account the nobility of origin and the merits of their ancestors?
Feeding
Oprichnina
Localism
Zemstvo
6. In what year was Ivan the Terrible’s Code of Law adopted?
1547
1549
1550
1569
7. Which church council are the reforms in the Russian Orthodox Church associated with -
establishment of a single pantheon of saints, unification of rituals?
Union of Florence 1439
Stoglavy Cathedral 1551
Zemsky Sobor 1613
8. What was it called in the 15th – 16th centuries? churchmen who insisted on the liquidation
monastic land ownership and independence of the church from civil authorities?
Non-covetous people
Oprichniki
Josephites
Pagans
9. What document of the 17th century? finally enslaved the peasants in Russia?
Russian Truth
Code of Law
Cathedral Code
Table of ranks
10. With which state did Russia wage the Northern War in 1700 – 1721?
Türkiye
Poland
Sweden
Crimean Khanate
11. For access to which sea during the 18th – 19th centuries. Russia waged wars with
Turkey?
Baltic
Caspian
Black
White
12. Indicate the year of the Patriotic War between Russia and Napoleonic France
1812
1861
1941
1918
13. What were the representatives of the socio-political movement called? XIX century –
beginning of the 20th century, who advocated the immediate destruction of any statehood
and the creation of a federation of small autonomous producers?
Populists
Socialists
Anarchists
Cadets
14. Name the historical event that happened in St. Petersburg on January 9, 1905.
Mutiny on the battleship Potemkin
"Bloody Sunday"
Uprising on the cruiser "Ochakov"
The beginning of the all-Russian political strike
15. In the fall of 1918, the “supreme ruler of Russia” was declared:
A. I. Denikin
N. I. Makhno
A. V. Kolchak
L. I. Kornilov
16. Which of the following were the consequences of industrialization in the 1930s?
Eliminating unemployment
Growth in consumer goods production
Complete mechanization of agriculture
Automation of production
Kyiv
Moscow
Leningrad
Stalingrad
18. In what year did the development of virgin lands begin?
1949
1954
1965
1970
19. In 1970, the USSR participated in the signing of:
Treaty with the United States on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles
Agreements establishing the Warsaw Pact Organization
Treaty banning nuclear tests in the atmosphere, outer space and under water
Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe
20. Which of the following refers to the measures of economic reforms in the USSR in
period of perestroika?
Increasing the number of planned indicators for enterprises
Creation of National Economic Councils in the republics
Increasing investment in the agricultural sector
Transfer of all enterprises to self-supporting
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Part A
A1. Who was at the head of the Russian troops that won the victory on the ice of Lake Peipsi?
1) Dmitry Donskoy
2) Alexander Nevsky
3) Svyatoslav Igorevich
Alexander Nevskiy
A2. Which of the following events dates back to the 16th century?
1) Northern War
2) Livonian War
3) Seven Years' War
Livonian War
A3. Which of the above refers to the results of the activities of the Elected Rada in the 50-60s of the 16th century?
1) introduction of recruitment
2) creation of regiments of “foreign system”
3) introduction of universal conscription
4) creation of the Streltsy army
creation of the Streltsy army
A4. Which of the named persons was an outstanding icon painter of the 15th century?
1) Simon Ushakov
2) Dionysius
3) Aristotle Fioravanti
Dionysius
A5. Read an excerpt from the chronicle and determine what event it is associated with.
“There was a council of all the princes in the city of Kyiv, and at the council they decided: “It is better for us to meet them on a foreign land than on our own.” And on the council there were Mstislav Romanovich of Kiev, Mstislav of Kozel and Chernigov and Mstislav Mstislavovich of Galicia - they were the oldest princes of the Russian land.”
1) Battle of the City River
2) Batu’s campaign against Rus'
3) the capture of Kyiv by the Mongols
Battle of the Kalka River
A6. Which of the named persons A.S. Pushkin called “the last chronicler”?
1) N.M. Karamzin
2) G.R. Derzhavina
3) V.A. Zhukovsky
N.M. Karamzin
A7. The term "Secret Committee" is associated with the reign of which monarch?
1) Nicholas I
2) Alexander I
3) Alexander II
Alexandra I
A8. Which of the following refers to the reasons for Russia's defeat in the Crimean War?
1) the small number of the Russian army
2) military-technical backwardness of Russia
3) violation of allied treaties by England and France
4) conducting military operations on Turkish territory
military-technical backwardness of Russia
A9. Read an excerpt from the letter of the Decembrist G.E. Batenkova and name the statesman in question.
“The Count had an extensive and unyielding will... . He was a tireless activist, and although his main enterprise - military settlements - was not approved by general opinion and was the cause of inexorable indignation against him, nevertheless, despite everything and with too drastic measures, he gave it extensive development.
1) M.M. Speransky
2) A.A. Arakcheev
3) D.A. Milyutin
A.A. Arakcheev
A10. The construction of the Chinese Eastern Railway (CER) and the completion of the construction of the Siberian Railway (Trans-Siberian) occurred during the reign of
1) Nicholas I
2) Alexander II
3) Alexandra III
Nicholas II
A11. What was one of the reasons for the transition of the government of Alexander II to liberal reforms in the late 1850s?
1) revolutionary performances of the populists
2) defeat of Russia in the Russo-Japanese War
3) mass strikes of industrial workers
4) defeat of Russia in the Crimean War
defeat of Russia in the Crimean War
A12. Read an excerpt from the memoirs of a cultural figure and indicate his last name.
“Following Moscow, St. Petersburg accepted my stage novelty as a living theatrical truth. I was truly triumphant. But not only for myself. My beloved “Flea” celebrated with me on the concert stage. I had already overcome Mussorgsky, his songs and romances no longer sounded dull to me - I found their only intonation... When I was soon called back to the imperial stage... along with my repertoire, Russian music entered the imperial theaters, triumphantly.”
1) S.P. Diaghilev
2) Full name Chaliapin
3) S.I. Mamontov
F.I. Chaliapin
A13. Which of the named persons was a famous Russian historian in the 18th century?
1) V.V. Tatishchev
2) S.M. Soloviev
3) V.O. Klyuchevsky
V.V. Tatishchev
1) Provisional Government
2) State Duma
3) Constituent Assembly
4) II All-Russian Congress of Soviets
II All-Russian Congress of Soviets
A15. The transfer of the capital from Petrograd to Moscow in 1918 was associated with
1) a more positive attitude towards the Bolsheviks on the part of the population of Moscow compared to the population of Petrograd
2) the relative defenselessness of Petrograd in the event of foreign intervention
3) the desire of the Bolsheviks to emphasize the historical connection of their power with pre-Petrine Russia
4) anti-Bolshevik performance of sailors in Kronstadt
the relative defenselessness of Petrograd in the event of foreign intervention
A16. Which of the named countries declared war on the USSR in 1941, acting as allies of Nazi Germany?
1) Türkiye, Iran
2) China, Korea
3) France, USA
Finland, Romania
A17. Read an excerpt from an essay by a foreign historian and determine what battle it is about.
“The tank battle for which both sides were preparing... could provide each side with an advantageous position in the war. This battle was mentally planned by both sides long before it began. In addition, each side had several months for its practical preparation.
... The brewing battle ... for the Russians meant more than just waiting for a German offensive. They actually seemed to invite, moreover, lured the Wehrmacht to launch an attack, so that the battle would be fought on Russian terms under the guns of the carefully prepared Red Army.”
1) Stalingrad
2) Smolensk
3) Moscow
A18. The first leader of the USSR to visit the USA was
1) I.V. Stalin
2) N.S. Khrushchev
3) L.I. Brezhnev
N.S. Khrushchev
A19. What is one of the results of the political changes of 1988-1990?
1) strengthening the power of the union center
2) strengthening intra-party unity in the CPSU
4) the beginning of the destruction of the one-party regime
the beginning of the destruction of the one-party regime
A20. One of the developers of atomic weapons in the USSR was
1) I.V. Kurchatov
2) S.P. Korolev
3) N.I. Vavilov
I.V. Kurchatov
A21. V.V. Putin first took the post of President of the Russian Federation in
2000
Part B
IN 1. Arrange the names of Russian commanders and naval commanders in the chronological order of their activities.
1) Dmitry Pozharsky
2) Alexey Ermolov
3) Fedor Ushakov
4) Pavel Nakhimov
AT 3. Establish a correspondence between the events and their participants: for each position in the first column, select the corresponding position in the second.
Participants
A) Dmitry Bobrok
B) Kuzma Minin
B) Hetman Mazepa
D) Prince G. Potemky
Events
1) liberation of Moscow from the Poles in 1612
2) Battle of Kulikovo
3) “standing on the Ugra”
4) Northern War
AT 5. Establish a correspondence between the political parties of the early twentieth century and the political directions to which these parties belonged: for each position in the first column, select the corresponding position in the second column.
Political parties
A) Constitutional Democratic Party
B) “Union of Michael the Archangel”
Political directions
1) extreme nationalism
2) right liberalism
3) social democracy
4) anarchism
AT 6. Place historical events in chronological order. Write down the numbers that indicate historical events in the correct sequence in the table.
1) the defeat of the “anti-party group” of Malenkov-Molotov-Kaganovich
2) adoption of the party resolution “On Party Unity”
3) report by N.S. Khrushchev at the XX Congress of the CPSU
4) abolition of Article 6 of the USSR Constitution on the leading and guiding role of the CPSU
5) the defeat of the “Trotskyist-Zinoviev bloc”
AT 8. Establish a correspondence between the names of domestic cultural and scientific figures and their works and achievements: for each position in the first column, select the corresponding position in the second column.
Cultural and scientific figures
A) S.S. Prokofiev
B) A.T. Tvardovsky
B) S.P. Korolev
D) A.I. Solzhenitsyn
Their works and achievements
1) space exploration
2) creation of the first nuclear power plant
3) ballet “Romeo and Juliet”
4) poem “Vasily Terkin”
5) the story “One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich”
AT 9. Read an excerpt from a newspaper article dated September 14, 1935 and write the name of the movement of which the record being described was a part.
“The competition between the best miners of Donbass also finds a response at the Gorky Automobile Plant. Blacksmith Busygin set a labor productivity record unprecedented in the history of blacksmithing. Working on the forging of crankshafts, Comrade Busygin, with a standard of 657 shafts per shift, forged 1001 shafts on September 11, and on September 13 he broke his own record by forging 1005 shafts.”
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AT 10 O'CLOCK. Below are known historical abbreviations. All of them, with the exception of one, arose in the 1940-1990s. Find and write down an abbreviation whose origin dates back to a different historical period.
SNK, CMEA, UN, OVD, CIS, NATO
SNK
AT 11. Write the missing concept (term).
Used during the NEP years, the commissioning of natural resources, enterprises and other economic facilities owned by the state to foreign entrepreneurs under certain conditions is called...
concession
AT 12. Fill in the blank cells of the table using the information provided in the list below. For each lettered cell, select the number of the desired element.
1) Winter Palace
2) Hilarion
3) Assumption Cathedral
4) M. Kazakov
5) V. Rastrelli
7) Empress Catherine II
8) Emperor Alexander I
Part C
Read an excerpt from a historical source and briefly answer questions C1-C3.
“Levitan’s loud voice came from the hissing loudspeaker and resounded noisily over the quiet square... For the first time in the past six months, he listed the cities that we did not abandon, but took back... Levitan named the numbers of captured prisoners, war trophies, reported the number of kilometers by which the Germans were driven away from the capital . I listened and couldn’t believe my ears. Happiness, inexpressible joy filled me... tears of joy flowed from my eyes...
Happiness was not just in the success of our army, but mainly in the fact that... it survived, was not exhausted in the terrible months-long battle with the enemy, found strength in thirty-degree frost in open fields... defeat... This was the first close, timid hope for the possibility of victory ... endless pride in our soldiers, young officers and generals... At this moment of happiness, the defeats of the first months were strangely forgotten... So for a whole month we lived in an atmosphere of great celebration.”
C1. Indicate the names of the war and battle mentioned in the document. Name the month and year to which this memory relates.
War - Great Patriotic War; battle - Moscow; the memories date back to December 1941.
C2. Based on the text and knowledge of history, give at least three reasons for winning the given battle.
The following reasons for victory can be given: a) unparalleled courage and sacrifice, mass heroism of Soviet soldiers and officers; b) active assistance to the front from the civilian population; c) transfer of fresh divisions from the Far East; d) resistance to the enemy in the occupied territories, development of the partisan movement; e) actions of G.K. Zhukov and other Soviet military leaders in organizing resistance to the enemy and counter-offensive; f) severe winter, which prevented the enemy from fully exploiting their technical advantage; g) the arrival of the first Lend-Lease equipment to the Red Army.
1) this was the first major victory of the Red Army since the beginning of the war; 2) the enemy was driven back from the capital; 3) the enemy suffered significant losses; 4) hope for victory in the war strengthened; 5) the myth of the invincibility of the Nazi troops has been dispelled.
C4. At the beginning of the 19th century, M.M. came up with a reform program. Speransky. He proposed implementing the principle of separation of powers, creating a State Duma and State Council, and carrying out other reforms.
Explain why Speransky's program was not implemented (give three explanations).
1) plans of M.M. Speransky caused sharp discontent among court society; 2) he did not find support among the capital’s bureaucracy, which was afraid of the new system of public service; 3) Alexander’s personal qualities also influenced the failure of the reforms I, who retreated under the pressure of conservative sentiments; 4) the contradiction between the need for reforms and the real danger of social explosions caused by reforms (a very important reason).
C5. Below are two of the existing points of view on the level of economic development of the Russian Empire at the end of the 19th century:
1. The Russian Empire had a thriving economy and was quickly catching up with developed European countries.
2. At the end of the 19th century, Russia faced serious economic problems; its economic development was unstable.
Which point of view do you prefer? Using historical knowledge, provide three arguments to support your chosen point of view.
The correct answer must contain the position of the graduate himself (choice of one of the points of view) and arguments. When choosing the first point of view: 1) for Russia at the end The 19th century was characterized by high rates of economic development; 2) Russia has reached fifth place in the world in terms of industrial production; 3) development of new industries (oil production, chemical, electrical, etc.); 4) rapid pace of railway construction (the second longest railway network in the world); 5) intensive process of corporatization of enterprises; 6) the stable economic development of Russia was ensured by the richest natural resources; 7) thanks to the monetary reform of S.Yu. Witte Russia received a stable monetary system; 8) foreign investment has flowed into the country; 9) government revenues grew, which made it possible to ensure a budget surplus.
When choosing the second point of view: 1) Russia seriously lagged behind developed countries in industrial production per capita; 2) the low level of domestic consumption called into question the further development of industry (as the crisis of 1900-1903 showed); 3) growth of external debt; 4) the agrarian crisis was not overcome (lack of land for peasants, low productivity, etc.); 5) high unproductive expenses hampered economic development; 6) grain and raw materials prevailed in exports from Russia, and dependence on foreign machinery and industrial goods remained.
C6. Below are three historical figures from different eras. Choose from them one and complete the task.
1) Andrey Bogolyubsky
2) Nicholas I
3) M.S. Gorbachev
Indicate the period of life of the historical figure. Name the main directions of its activities and give a brief description of them. Indicate the results of its activities.
It is necessary to indicate the lifetime with an accuracy of a decade or part of a century, the main directions and results of activities, as well as their characteristics.
Tasks with a choice of the correct answer: 1 Tasks with choosing the correct answer:
1.Which of the named persons were contemporaries?
a) Alexander Nevsky and Khan Tokhtamysh
b) Ivan III and Batu Khan
c) Ivan IV and Shamil
d) Dmitry Donskoy and Mamai
Assignments using historical sources:
Read an excerpt from the historian’s work and indicate which of the princes of Ancient Rus' this characteristic applies to: “This prince, called Equal to the Apostles by the Church, earned in history the name of the Great... The prince, having accepted the faith of the Savior, was sanctified by it in his heart and became a different person. Having been in paganism a ferocious avenger, a vile sensualist, a bloodthirsty warrior, and - most terrible of all - a fratricide, he, instructed in the humane rules of Christianity, was already afraid to shed the blood of the most villainous and enemies of the fatherland. His main right to eternal glory and gratitude of posterity lies, of course, in the fact that he put Russians on the path of the true faith.”
a) Vladimir Svyatoslavovich
b) Vladimir Monomakh
c) Yaroslav the Wise
d) Alexander Nevsky
2. Read an excerpt from the memoirs of the former USSR Ambassador to the Republic of Cuba A.I. Alekseev and indicate in what year the events described took place: “...None of the Soviet leaders objected to Khrushchev’s plans, and Marshal Malinovsky quite actively supported them. It was understandable: after all, at that time the ratio of the nuclear forces of the USSR and the USA was 1 to 17. The appearance of our missiles in Cuba practically balanced the degree of nuclear risk for both countries.”
a) 1954
b) 1962
c) 1975
d) 1985
Tasks on the ability to build a chronological series of events
1. Which of the following events happened before all the others?
a) the beginning of the First Russian Revolution
b) Russia's entry into the First World War
c) publication of the Manifesto on the legislative (Bulygin) Duma
d) the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War
2. Place the following names of historical figures in the chronological order of their activities.
a) S.L. Perovskaya
b) V.I. Lenin
c) N.M. Muravyov
d) A.N. Radishchev
Tasks to establish cause-and-effect relationships:
1. One of the reasons for the anti-Bolshevik uprising of the Left Socialist Revolutionaries in July 1918 was their protest against:
a) convening the Constituent Assembly
b) anti-church policy of the Bolsheviks
c) the “shameful peace with the imperialists” signed by the Bolsheviks - the Brest-Litovsk Treaty
d) the desire of the Bolsheviks to liquidate the committees of the poor in the villages
2. What was one of the consequences of the reform of the political system of the USSR during the perestroika period?
a) establishment of a new government body - the State Council
b) settlement of interethnic relations
c) strengthening the CPSU
d) the emergence of a multi-party system
Tasks on knowledge of historical personalities and their activities:
1. Match the names of scientists and their achievements. SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS
A) K.E. Tsiolkovsky 1) work in the field of low temperature physics
B) D.I. Mendeleev 2) creation of non-Euclidean geometry
B) P.L. Kapitsa 3) justification for the possibility of using rockets for interplanetary communications
D) N.I. Lobachevsky 4) creation of the periodic table of chemical elements
2.In the battle of Moscow, the division under the command of General
a) Ya.F. Pavlova;
b) V.G. Klochkova;
c) I.V. Panfilova;
d) P.M. Gavrilova
Tasks on knowledge of historical dates:
1.What series of dates is associated with the creation of international organizations of socialist countries led by the USSR?
a) 1946, 1960
b) 1949, 1955
c) 1953, 1965
. d) 1961, 1967
Tasks on knowledge of historical concepts:
1.What three concepts arose in connection with the Peasant Reform of 1861?
a) temporary peasants
b) corvee
c) segments
d) localism
e) quitrent
f) redemption payments
Tasks to establish correspondence between historical terms and concepts and their definitions:
CONCEPTS DEFINITIONS
A) niello, filigree, enamel 1) genres of Old Russian literature
B) Cyrillic, Glagolitic 2) types of jewelry technology
C) fresco, mosaic 3) types of writing in Ancient Rus'
D) chronicles, legends 4) types of ancient Russian painting
2. Establish a correspondence between terms related to life in the USSR in the 1930s and their definitions.
TERMS DEFINITIONS
A) GULAG 1) policy aimed at intimidation
B) “troika” 2) the body that led the correctional labor colonies
B) terror 3) an extrajudicial body that passed sentences on political charges
D) socialist realism 4) artistic method established in Soviet art
Tasks to establish compliance of the document and its provisions:
Establish a correspondence between the given provisions and the names of the documents in which they are reflected:
PROVISIONS DOCUMENTS
A) “The current generation of Soviet people will live under communism in the next 20 years”
1) Constitution of the USSR 1977
B) “A developed socialist society has been built in the USSR”
2) Work by I.V. Stalin "Economic problems of socialism in the USSR"
C) “It is necessary... to raise collective farm property to the level of national property”
3) Constitution of the Russian Federation of 1993
D) “Political diversity and multi-party system are recognized in the Russian Federation”
4) CPSU program 1961
Demo version (VIII).
(Answers at the end of the test)
1. Which of these events happened earlier than the others?
1) Livonian War
2) Smolensk War
3) Ermak’s campaign in Siberia
4) Ivan III’s campaign against Veliky Novgorod
2. Which prince went down in history as the first “collector of Russian lands”?
1) Ivan Kalita
2) Alexander Nevsky
3) Vladimir Monomakh
4) Dmitry Donskoy
3. Polyudye in Ancient Rus' was called
1) meeting of community men
2) a military formation in the service of the prince
3) collection of tribute by the prince from subject lands
4) the duty that a peasant paid when leaving his owner
4. Which of the following was the result of the military reform carried out by the Elected Rada in the middle of the 16th century?
1) creation of the Streltsy army
2) creation of a regular army
3) creation of guards regiments
4) formation of foreign regiments
5. Which of the named persons was an architect?
1) Matvey Kazakov
2) Simeon of Polotsk
3) Fedor Volkov
4) Mikhail Shchepkin
6. The policy of “enlightened absolutism” is associated with the reign
1) Peter III
2) Anna Ioannovna
3) Catherine II
4) Alexey Mikhailovich
7. As a result of Nikon’s church reforms in the 17th century. in Russia
1) the patriarchate was abolished
2) the Holy Synod was established
3) secularization of church lands was carried out
4) a church schism arose
8. Read an excerpt from the Novgorod Chronicle and indicate what event is reflected in this passage.
“And then the great prince began to advance. Damask swords rattle against Khinov helmets. The filthy ones covered their heads with their hands. And so the filthy ones rushed back. The wind tears at the banners of Grand Duke Dmitry Ivanovich, the filthy are fleeing, and the Russian sons fenced off the wide fields with a clique and illuminated them with gilded armor. The battle has already begun! Then Grand Duke Dmitry Ivanovich and his brother, Prince Vladimir Andreevich, turned the regiments of the filthy ones back and began to beat them and flog them mercilessly, bringing melancholy upon them...”
1) Battle on the ice
2) Battle of Kulikovo
3) standing on the Ugra River
4) battle on the Kalka River
9. The activities of which representatives of the social movement of the 19th – early 20th centuries. started earlier than others?
1) Petrashevites
2) populists
10. MM. Speransky prepared the “Code of Laws of the Russian Empire” during the reign
1) Nicholas I
2) Alexander II
3) Alexandra III
4) Nicholas II
11. What concept arose in connection with the process of democratization of culture in the 1870s - 1890s?
1) classicism
2) romanticism
3) academicism
4) peredvizhniki
12. Which of the listed transformations relates to the internal policy of Alexander II?
1) abolition of serfdom
2) the establishment of military settlements
3) conducting P.D. Kiselyov reforms in the management of state peasants
4) transfer of peasants to compulsory redemption
13. In 1812, as a result of its stay in Tarutino, the Russian army:
1) received fresh regular units and weapons
2) defeated the French army on the outskirts of Smolensk
3) achieved the appointment of M.I. Kutuzov as commander-in-chief
4) delayed the capture of Moscow by Napoleon’s army
14. Read an excerpt from the essay by N.K. Schilder and indicate the emperor whose reign we are talking about
“A new reign began, lasting [almost] 25 years... The words of the Manifesto of 1801, which promised government according to the law and according to the heart of Catherine, however, did not come true... Indeed, despite the novelty of the ideas and government principles proclaimed after March 12, constant evil bore fruit. Arakcheev appeared... Added to all this were the difficult memories associated with March 11, under the burden of which the emperor was exhausted<…>for the rest of your life."
2) Alexander I
3) Nicholas I
4) Alexander III
15. The performance of the Czechoslovak Corps, which marked the beginning of the “front-line” period of the Civil War in Russia, began in
3) May 1918
16. What was the name of the body of representative power to which the Provisional Government was to hold elections?
1) Congress of Soviets
2) Constituent Assembly
3) State meeting
4) State Duma
17. During the Stolypin agrarian reform
1) the growth of farmsteads and cuts was encouraged
2) landowners’ lands were forcibly alienated
3) communal land ownership developed
4) equal land use was introduced “according to labor standards”
18. Which of the above refers to the results of state policy in the USSR in the field of culture in the late 1930s?
1) the rise of avant-garde art
2) elimination of mass illiteracy
3) abolition of state censorship of the media
4) ensuring and protecting ideological diversity in the field of culture
19. Read an excerpt from a report from the newspaper Pravda and indicate in what year it was published.
“The miner of the Central-Irmino mine, comrade. Stakhanov, in commemoration of the 21st anniversary of International Youth Day, set a new all-Union record for labor productivity with a jackhammer. During a 6-hour shift, Stakhanov produced 102 tons of coal, which is 10 percent. daily mine production."
20. Operation “Bagration” is an operation of Soviet troops to
1) storming of Königsberg
2) counter-offensive at Stalingrad
3) liberation of Belarus
4) storming of Berlin
21. Read an excerpt from a statement by a Soviet composer and indicate his last name.
“I wanted to create a work about our days, about our lives, about our people who become heroes, who fight in the name of our triumph over the enemy... While working on the symphony, I thought about the greatness of our people, about their heroism, about the best ideals of humanity, about the wonderful qualities of man, about our wonderful nature, about humanism, about beauty... I dedicate my 7th symphony to our fight against fascism, our upcoming victory over the enemy, to my hometown - Leningrad.
1) S.S. Prokofiev
2) A.V. Alexandrov
3) A.I. Khachaturian
4) D.D. Shostakovich
22. Which of the named events occurred later than all the others?
1) entry of troops of the Warsaw Warsaw countries into Czechoslovakia
2) placement of Soviet missiles in Cuba
3) the beginning of the Korean War
4) the entry of the USSR into the war with Japan
23. What event happened during the “thaw” in the USSR?
1) signing of the Final Act of the Security Conference in Europe
2) withdrawal of Soviet troops from Germany
3) the first visit of the leader of the USSR to the USA
4) conclusion of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
24. The main task of the domestic policy of the USSR in the second half of the 1940s. Stalin's leadership believed
1) softening censorship, pursuing a policy of openness
2) accelerated restoration of heavy industry
3) transition from sectoral to territorial government by the people
4) rehabilitation of victims of repressions of the 1930s.
25. What was one of the consequences of the participation of Soviet troops in the Afghan war?
1) exclusion of the USSR from the UN
3) increasing contradictions between the USSR and many countries of the world
4) transition to a policy of “détente” in international relations
26. Read an excerpt from the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR and indicate in what year this decree was issued.
“The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR decides:
Establish that joint ventures created on the territory of the USSR with the participation of Soviet and foreign organizations, firms and governing bodies pay income tax in the amount and manner determined by the Council of Ministers of the USSR. The tax is subject to transfer to the income of the Union budget. Joint ventures are exempt from paying income tax for the first two years of their operation.”
27. The first years of market reforms in Russia (1992-1993) were marked
1) macroeconomic stabilization
2) a drop in production volumes
3) growth in state revenues
4) an increase in the income of the majority of the population
28. Arrange the names of cultural figures in the chronological order of their lives:
1) Aristotle Fioravanti, Simon Ushakov, Vasily Bazhenov, Andrei Rublev.
2) Andrey Rublev, Aristotle Fioravanti, Simon Ushakov, Vasily Bazhenov.
3) Andrei Rublev, Vasily Bazhenov, Simon Ushakov, Aristotle Fioravanti.
4) Vasily Bazhenov, Andrei Rublev, Aristotle Fioravanti, Simon Ushakov.
29. Which three of the names listed below are associated with the military triumphs of Russia in the 18th century?
1) G.A. Spiridov
2) M.D. Skobelev
3) S.I. Dezhnev
4) P.A. Rumyantsev
5) F.F. Ushakov
6) M.B. Shein
30. Establish a correspondence between the names of historical figures and their activities.
31. Read an excerpt from the work of a modern historian and indicate which dynasty is being discussed.
“So the short reign of this dynasty... on the Russian throne ended tragically and ingloriously. This dynasty faced difficult trials. They inherited a ruined, poor country. The systemic crisis that engulfed the entire country, aggravated by the famine of the first years of the 17th century, showed the fragility of power, which had moved away from the management methods of Ivan IV. The already ineffective and cumbersome management system of the Russian state began to show serious failures. Robber gangs flooded the country, and the roads were unsafe. After the death of the king, the country went into the abyss of turmoil and timelessness.”
32. Arrange the names of public authorities of the 19th century. in the chronological order of their occurrence.
1) Supreme Administrative Commission
2) III department of the imperial chancellery
3) first ministries
4) State Council
33. Which three of the facts listed below relate to the history of Russian culture in the first half of the 19th century?
1) creation of N.M. Karamzin “History of the Russian State”
2) creation of higher women's courses
3) foundation of the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum by Alexander I
4) first screening of films in Russia
5) foundation of K.S. Stanislavsky and V.I. Nemirovich-Danchenko of the Moscow Art Public Theater (MAT)
6) creation of M.I. Glinka's opera "A Life for the Tsar"
34. Establish a correspondence between the names of Russian emperors and foreign policy events that occurred during their reign.
35. Read an excerpt from the memoirs of Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich and name the ruler of the 19th century. the emperor whose domestic policy is being discussed. “The days of “black reaction” have come,” the disconsolate supporters of liberal reforms assured, but the biographies of the new ministers seemed to refute this preconceived opinion.<…>Professor Vyshnegradsky, Minister of Finance, was widely known for his original economic theories. He managed to bring the finances of the Empire into brilliant condition and greatly contributed to the improvement of the country's industry<…>Admiral Shestakov, exiled abroad by Alexander II for mercilessly criticizing our navy, was summoned<Императором>to St. Petersburg and appointed Minister of Maritime<…>S.Yu. Witte... owed his dizzying career to the farsightedness of the Emperor<…>who, having appointed him as a fellow minister, immediately recognized his talent.”
36. Which three of the listed works of art belong to the first half of the 20th century?
1) film by S.M. Eisenstein "Battleship Potemkin"
2) novel by F.M. Dostoevsky "Poor People"
3) painting by V.I. Surikov “The Morning of the Streltsy Execution”
4) novel by M.I. Sholokhov "Quiet Don"
5) film by E.A. Ryazanov “Beware of the car!”
6) painting by K.S. Malevich "Black Square"
37. Establish a correspondence between the events of Soviet history and their dates. For each position in the first column, select the corresponding position from the second and write down the selected numbers in the table under the corresponding letters.
38. Read an excerpt from the manifesto of Emperor Nicholas II and write the name of the war in which Russia’s entry into which we are talking.
“Following its historical covenants, Russia, united in faith and blood with the Slavic peoples, has never looked at their fate indifferently. The fraternal feelings of the Russian people towards the Slavs awakened with complete unanimity and special strength in recent days, when Austria-Hungary presented Serbia with demands that were obviously unacceptable for a sovereign state.<...>Now we have to not only stand up for our unjustly offended kindred country, but also protect the honor, dignity, integrity of Russia and its position among the great powers.”
39. Which three of the listed events relate to the foreign policy of the USSR in 1945–1953?
1) formation of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA)
2) Cuban Missile Crisis
3) severance of relations with Yugoslavia
4) formation of the Warsaw Treaty Organization (WTO)
5) entry of troops into Hungary
6) formation of the German Democratic Republic (GDR)
40. Establish a correspondence between the reforms carried out in the USSR and the years of their implementation.
41. Read an excerpt from a book by modern historians and write the name of the leader of the USSR in question.
“A new cult of personality was gaining apparent strength<…>The first one becomes general. [He] holds another post - Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. A document signed by Suslov on strengthening the authority of the General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee is distributed to the regional party committees. But nothing helps: authority on paper, in speeches, in awards (Hero of Socialist Labor, four times Hero of the Soviet Union), but not among the working people.”
42. Arrange the following events of the second half of the twentieth century. in chronological sequences:
1) first elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation
2) elimination of the “anti-party group” G.M. Malenkova, L.M. Kaganovich, V.M. Molotov
3) adoption of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Russia
4) adoption of the Constitution of “developed socialism”
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