QUESTION 1 While political news were a staple of Soviet television, a very small

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QUESTION 1

While political news were a staple of Soviet television, a very small percentage of Soviet population (less than 20%) watched the news (for example, such shows as "The Time" or "Today in the World").

True

False

QUESTION 2

Since Feb. 2014, a law came into effect in Russia, allowing prosecutors to order internet sites, including blogs and social media pages, to be blocked without a court order.

True

False

QUESTION 3

Which artistic form did the early Bolsheviks (and Vladimir Lenin) consider to be "the most important of all arts"?               

Cinema

Literature           

Theater               

Television

QUESTION 4

Roskomnadzor (or, if anyone cares to see the terms in Cyrillic characters, ), federal executive authority of the Russian Federation responsible for the control and supervision of mass media, was established as a separate agency in...     

2008      

2015      

2001      

2010

QUESTION 5

The first Western monthly "glossy" magazine to appear on the Russian market was...                    

Marie Claire       

Vogue  

Playboy               

Cosmopolitan

QUESTION 6

Roskomnadzor's jurisdiction does NOT extend to...

information technology

telecommunications      

print publications (including books)        

Roskomnadzor exercises control over all forms listed here

electronic mass media  

social media

QUESTION 7

By the late 1970s, roughly __________ percent of Soviet population owned a radio receiver.

90          

50          

70          

20

QUESTION 8

The Golden Mask, a national theater prize and juried theater festival, was founded during Vladimir Putin's presidency.

True

False

QUESTION 9

How many nationwide television channels were there in the Soviet Union? (Please note that two of your readings seemingly contain an answer to this question. Birgit Beumers writes about the number of channels in the Soviet Union; on the other hand, Maria Lipman's essay talks about channels controlled by the government in post-communist Russia).

3

2

4

5

QUESTION 10

Which of the following stations is Russia's "independent" television broadcaster?

RT (Russia Today)

NTV

All of these stations are independent broadcasters

TV Rain (Dozhd' or )

QUESTION 11

Foreign radio stations (e.g. Voice of America or BBC) were "jammed" in the Soviet Union until...

1991

1987

2001

1985

QUESTION 12

Is the following chronology true or false?

Vladimir Putin was first elected Russian president in 2002; served two 4-year terms; served as a prime minister for 4 years under the president Dmitry Medvedev; won a third presidential term in March 2012. The current presidential term is 6 years.

True

False

QUESTION 13

Literature, cinema, and theater in today's Russia are all heavily dependent on state funding, particularly government culture grants.

True

False

QUESTION 14

In October 2015, a new draft law was introduced imposing fines for "public expression" of "non-traditional sexual relations."

True

False

Explanation / Answer

Answer 2. True, in Russia internet sites, including blogs and social media pages can be blocked without a court order in order to crush the rebels in initial stages also to reduce its effect in society.

Answer 3. Cinema. Vladimir Lenin considers that cinema is the fastest and easiest way to convey the message to people so that they can understand the idea behind it. By cinema the message can be conveyed even to illiterate person of the society.   

Answer 5. Playboy was the first Western monthly "glossy" magazine to appear on the Russian market. This was written by Derk Sauer who was from Netherlands who founded Russia’s first Western-style glossy magazines and business periodicals.

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