The most difficult questions of ethnographic dictation. Federal Agency for National Affairs
On November 4, Russia celebrates National Unity Day. However, for many people the essence of this public holiday remains rather vague, and the words about unity sound formal. How exactly to unite and with whom?
The answer to this question is provided by the “Great Ethnographic Dictation” event. It invites everyone to test their knowledge about the culture of numerous peoples of Russia and abroad, as well as learn something new about the country and its closest neighbors.
For the first time, the “Ethnographic Dictation” was held in Udmurtia. In 2017, the promotion expanded its geography. The Federal Agency for Nationalities Affairs, which is one of the organizers, notes that this year, in addition to Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Abkhazia and South Ossetia will join the project.
What will be in the tasks?
Participants will have to answer 30 test questions, 20 of which are devoted to federal issues, and the remaining 10 to regional issues.
In order to successfully pass the test, you will need knowledge about the peoples of Russia and the CIS countries - their languages, religion, cuisine and traditional crafts. Information about the federal structure of the Russian Federation will also be useful.
The total score for the dictation is 100, and 45 minutes are given to complete.
- The bearer of sovereignty and the only source of power in Russia, according to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, is (select one correct option from the list below)
- Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation
- President of Russian Federation
- State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
- multinational people of the Russian Federation
- Russia has historically developed as a multinational state. Determine the sequence of voluntary entry of the territories listed below into the Russian state, if it is known that the Republic of Khakassia is celebrating its 290th anniversary as part of Russia this year, and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) is celebrating its 385th anniversary.
- The Republic of Ingushetia
- The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
- The Republic of Khakassia
- Udmurt republic
- Wooden architecture has a long history in Russia and, thanks to skilled craftsmen, is known far beyond its borders. It is not for nothing that the oldest Russian monastery, founded in the 10th century on Mount Athos, is called “Xylurgu”, which means “woodmaker”, “carpenter”. Masterpieces of wooden architecture are preserved in open-air museums in many regions of our country: in the Irkutsk region - in "Taltsy", not far from Veliky Novgorod - in "Vitoslavlitsy", in the Arkhangelsk region - in "Malye Korely".
In which region is the world famous Kizhi Museum-Reserve located?
(choose one correct option from the list below)?- Republic of Karelia
- Sevastopol
- Udmurt republic
- Moscow
- Match the names of sacred scriptures or sets of sacred texts, as well as types of temples with the traditional religions of Russia
(write your answer in format A – 1; B – 2, etc.):A. Islam
B. Buddhism
B. Judaism
G. Christianity- Tripitaka, stupa
- Koran, mosque
- Tanakh, synagogue
- Bible, church
- 65 years ago, Rasul Gamzatov wrote the poem “Soldiers of Russia” about the heroic crew of the T-34 tank, who accomplished a feat during the liberation of Crimea from the Nazi occupation in April 1944. The crew of the tank consisted of seven Russians and a representative of one of the peoples of the North Caucasus - Hero of the Soviet Union Magomed-Zagid Abdulmanapov. Below is an excerpt from this poem: Sleeping in Simferopol in a mass grave
Seven Russians and ___???___, my fellow countryman.
Above them is a tank, their soldier’s monument,
Still retains traces of past attacks,
And the country gratefully brought out
Their names are on the marble slab.Fill in the missing word (choose one correct option from the list below):
- Chechen
- Avar
- Dargin
- Nogai
- Many Russian educators, who showed concern for the development of national languages, at the same time sought to introduce people to the all-Russian culture and history, taught love for both the small and large Motherland - Russia. Among them we can name the great educator of the Chuvash people, Ivan Yakovlev, and the Bashkir people, Miftakhetdin Akmulla. The name of Mikhail Chevalkov means a lot to Altaians and Teleuts.
Determine which nation the enlightener Kayum Nasyri was the son of
- Tatars
- Mansi
- Ingush
- Udmurts
- In Yakutsk in 2005, an unusual monument to the family was unveiled, personifying the friendship of Yakuts and Russians. The sculptural composition presents: the father is a Russian explorer and Cossack ataman, the mother is the Yakut beauty Abakayade Syuchyu, their son Lyubim.
Name the father of the family - the great Russian explorer
(choose one correct option from the list below).- Nikolai Miklouho-Maclay
- Petr Semenov-Tien-Shansky
- Semyon Dezhnev
- Vitus Bering
- Appaz Iliev is the oldest person in Russia. On March 1, 2017, he turned 121 years old. In his recent interview, answering the question of what is most important today for residents of multinational, multimillion-dollar Russia, the centenarian said: “Russians must always tell the truth, live with justice, then there will be benefits. If you live in truth today, then tomorrow you will have a normal life. (...) Today we have a fair ruler in our country, take all the good from this situation.” In the native village of the oldest man, 43 families live, and all have the same surname - the Ilievs.
Name the region where this village is located
(choose one correct option from the list below).- Nizhny Novgorod Region
- Orenburg region
- The Republic of Ingushetia
- Altai region
- It is known that the outstanding Russian poet A.S. Pushkin was greatly influenced by his nanny Arina Rodionovna, who, according to one version, was of Finno-Ugric origin and was from the village of Lampovo in Ingria. Currently, Ingrians live mainly in Russia.
Indicate in which regions (choose the two correct options from the list below).- Kaliningrad
- Udmurt republic
- St. Petersburg, Leningrad region
- Republic of Karelia
- In the twentieth century in our country, among the masters of folk crafts that were previously considered “male”, outstanding masters – women – appeared. The first woman in Dagestan to devote herself to metal jewelry processing was Manaba Omarovna Magomedova. The first female engraver in Chukotka was Vera Aromke Emkul. The first artist of Palekh lacquer miniatures was Sofya Mikhailovna Golikova (Vakurova).
Name the famous folk craft in which Maria Alekseevna Sycheva (Uglovskaya) worked - the first woman initiated into the secret of applying designs from a special alloy on metal
(choose one correct option from the list below).- brazed filigree
- artistic bone carving
- Veliky Ustyug blackening on silver
- Dymkovo toy
- “Ivan Fedorovich Kruzenshtern - a man and a steamship” - the well-known words of the postman Pechkin from his favorite children's cartoon. Under the command of Admiral I.F. Kruzenshtern made the first Russian trip around the world. Ivan Fedorovich was the first to map most of the coast of Sakhalin and describe the life and customs of the indigenous inhabitants of this island.
List them among the peoples listed below
(choose the two correct options from the list below).- Udmurts
- Nivkhs
- Lezgins
- Tatar craftswomen made raisin (iliza) fabric bibs for women's clothing, skillfully decorating them with silk and gold-woven ribbons. Raisins were worn only by married women.
For what purpose (select one correct option from the list below)?- just to show wealth
- for wind protection
- exclusively as decoration
- hide the chest slit of a woman's dress
- One of the most famous military pilots of the Great Patriotic War, a Lak on his father and a Crimean Tatar on his mother, at the age of 25 became twice Hero of the Soviet Union. In total, during the war he made 603 combat missions, conducted 150 air battles, in which he personally shot down 30 enemy aircraft and as part of a group, 19.
Say his name (choose one correct option from the list below).- Amet-Khan Sultan
- Vladimir Kokkinaki
- Alexey Maresyev
- Alexander Pokryshkin
- The dances of each people of Russia have made a unique contribution to the culture of our country. At the same time, folk art has a lot in common, for example, circle dances: among the Buryats it is yokhor, among the Ossetians it is simd, among the Russians it is round dance.
What is the name of a similar dance among the Lezgins (choose one correct option from the list below)?- yally yar
- Karagod
- lady
- During the Patriotic War of 1812, the French army called the representatives of this people “Northern Cupids” for their masterly archery. Who are we talking about (choose one correct option from the list below)?
- Russians
- Karelians
- Bashkirs
- Kchechens
- One of the most famous collectors of Russian fairy tales was Alexander Nikolaevich Afanasyev. He published more than 70 articles devoted to the study of fairy tales of the Russian people, including “Grandfather Brownie”, “Zoomorphic deities among the Slavs”, “Poetic legends about the heavenly luminaries”. In addition, A.N. Afanasyev published the collection “Russian Folk Tales”.
Indicate how many fairy tales are included in this collection (choose one correct option from the list below).- 60000
- Altai folk storytellers, kaichs, accompany their narration with the accompaniment of an unusual instrument reminiscent of a dombra - topshura. This instrument is made from a single piece of wood sacred to the Altai people - cedar.
What are the strings for this instrument made of (choose one correct option from the list below)?- leather
- horsehair
- from nettle
- from the veins and intestines of animals
- In the traditional cuisine of many peoples of Russia there are drinks made from sour milk: the Tatars, Bashkirs, Kalmyks, Altaians and others have katyk, ayran, kumys; among the Chechens and Ingush - yetshura.
What is the name of a fermented milk drink in traditional Russian cuisine (choose one correct option from the list below)?- suorat
- Varenets
- yogurt
- The defense of this fortress - from the morning of June 22 until September 1941 - is an example of fearlessness, valor and heroism of the Soviet people. It has been established that soldiers of more than 30 nationalities fought to the death here, demonstrating loyalty to the friendship of the peoples of our multinational Motherland.
What fortress are we talking about (choose one correct option from the list below)?- Brest Fortress
- Kronstadt Fortress
- Peter-Pavel's Fortress
- Oreshek fortress
- It is known that by decree of Peter I the holy book of Muslims, the Koran and the biography of the Prophet Muhammad were translated into Russian for the first time.
And by whose decree was the Koran first published in printing using public funds (select one correct option from the list below)?- Catherine II the Great
- Ivan IV the Terrible
- Vladimir the Great
- Yaroslav the Wise
- Saint Innocent (Veniaminov), Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna, Archbishop of Kamchatka, Kuril and Aleutian spent many years in the Far East of Russia, traveling on dogs and reindeer across the northern lands. With his meekness and friendliness, he earned the love of the Aleuts, Koryaks, Chukchi and Tungus, built schools for them, taught children himself, and for the first time explored the life and traditions of these indigenous peoples.
Indicate the city one of the founders of which the saint was and the name to which he gave (choose one correct option from the list below).- Blagoveshchensk
- Moscow
- Vladimir
- Vladivostok
- “Samoyed”, “Dzhigit”, “Kalmyk”, “Yakut” are:
- historical names of ships of the Russian navy
- names of settlements
- names of folk dances
- methods of tying marine rigging knots
- Bely Island is located in the Kara Sea and is the northernmost territory of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. For the Nenets it has long been sacred. It was forbidden to set up tents and take women to the island: according to local beliefs, the owner of the island, Sir Irik, really did not like this.
Sir Irik is translated into Russian as (select one correct option from the list below):- White Tsar
- White Old Man
- White Wind
- White Hunter
- Orthodox saints Peter and Fevronia are the patrons of family and marriage. What city was their life connected with (choose one correct option from the list below)?
- with Vladimir
- with Murom
- with Suzdal
- with Moscow
- From which of the ancient cities of Crimea did the spread of Christianity in Rus' begin (choose one correct option from the list below)?
- Korsun (Chersonese settlement in Sevastopol)
- Cafe (Feodosia)
- Panticapaeum (Kerch)
- Kerkinitida (Evpatoria)
- Representatives of this people dug their homes on the slope of a hill or mountain, making an entrance-corridor from the side of the river. Such a building was called “karamo” and often it was possible to swim into it only by boat.
Representatives of which people are characterized by such buildings (choose one correct option from the list below)?- Ossetians
- Yakuts
- Selkups
- Tatars
- In the Nizhny Novgorod region there is Lake Svetloyar, with which the legend of Kitezh-grad is associated.
People have settled along the shores of the lake since the 17th century (choose one correct option from the list below):- Mari
- Udmurts
- Russians
- Tatars
- This religious building was erected in 1823 in Moscow on the territory of the Tatar Settlement in memory of the heroism of Muslim soldiers shown in the Patriotic War of 1812. It was closed in 1939 and reopened in 1993.
Name it (choose one correct option from the list below).- Complex of Inam and Yardyam mosques in Otradnoye
- Cathedral of Christ the Savior
- Pokrovsky Stauropegial Convent
- Moscow historical mosque
- The military topographer Vladimir Klavdievich Arsenyev and the hunter, a native inhabitant of the Ussuri region, Dersu Uzala, walked together many kilometers of the taiga and became good friends. VC. Arsenyev wrote two books about his guide: “Across the Ussuri Region” and “Dersu Uzala”.
What nationality did Dersu Uzala consider himself to be (choose one correct option from the list below)?- Russians
- Greek
- Chechen
- gold
- Who is the author of the lines:
“Forgetting my native language - I will go numb. Having lost Russian, I will become deaf” show Answer: Tanzilya Zumakulova
The head of the FADN of Russia, Igor Barinov, summed up the results of the Great Ethnographic Dictation. This year it was written by 367 thousand residents of Russia and 14 other countries. This is 4 times more than in 2016.
For writing dictations, 2,600 sites were opened throughout the country and abroad, and last year there were only about 800. At these sites, 167 thousand people tested their knowledge about the traditions, culture, and history of the peoples of Russia - 5 times more compared to last year. Thanks to the support of TASS news agency, the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper and the government of Udmurtia, more than 200 thousand participants wrote online dictations in organizing electronic platforms.
As Igor Barinov said, the most sites and dictation participants were in Moscow (18 thousand people) and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) (10 thousand people). For example, in Yakutia, at the cold pole in the Oymyakonsky ulus, 3 sites were organized. The dictation took place at almost -45 degrees.
This year, the regions not only increased the number of venues and the number of participants, but also took an original approach to choosing the location for the dictation. It was written on the icebreaker "Vladivostok" in Murmansk, in the ancient Naryn-Kala fortress in Derbent, on the hundred-meter Tower of Concord in Magas, in the Kuban Cossack Corps in Krasnodar.
In addition, this year, for the first time, our compatriots in the CIS countries wrote a dictation, and Rossotrudnichestvo provided support in this. Kyrgyzstan showed the greatest interest in the event, where 23% of the total number of participants in the CIS countries wrote the dictation. The second largest number of participants was Tajikistan, the third was Moldova.
“For our compatriots, strengthening ties with Russia and spiritual and cultural support from us are of particular importance now. History and traditions should not be forgotten,” noted Igor Barinov.
The average score in Russia for dictation was 17.4 (out of 30 possible) and this is 4% better than last year. In the CIS countries the average score is slightly lower - 16.5. “This is due to the fact that at the sites of the near abroad there was a larger proportion of young people among the participants, and their knowledge, unfortunately, is worse than the knowledge of the older generation. But this is why we are holding an action to fill these gaps, and I am sure that we will definitely succeed,” added Igor Barinov.
As last year, representatives of the fair half of humanity turned out to be more active - about 70% of the participants were women.
When writing the dictation, each participant indicated his age. As a result, the share of young people (under 25 years old) was 60% in Russia and 80% in the CIS countries.
“The great ethnographic dictation allows people to feel attention and respect for themselves, the care of society and the state for preserving the diversity of national cultures and traditions, and emphasizes the spiritual wealth of Russia, which every citizen can rightfully be proud of. But the most important task is, of course, to educate our citizens, inform them about the colossal ethnocultural diversity that our country has,” the head of the FADN of Russia explained the growing popularity of the action.
Minister for the Development of Civil Society Institutions of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Anatoly Bravin drew attention to the surge of interest in the history and culture of the peoples of Russia after the completion of the dictation: “Providers reported that after the completion of the dictation the number of search queries on the Internet related to the peoples increased sharply Russia. The number of visitors to libraries has also increased. This indicates that after the dictation people had a desire to learn more about those who live nearby.”
At a press conference at TASS, he presented diplomas to the distinguished sites. The most valiant platform was the icebreaker "Vladivostok" (by the way, the crew scored an average of 23.4 points on the dictation), the most daring was the Kuban Cossack Corps named after Babych in Krasnodar, the most ancient was the Naryn-Kala fortress in Derbent (Republic of Dagestan), the most massive The platform was the Sima-land company from Yekaterinburg, where dictation was simultaneously written by 3 thousand employees, and the most “star” in terms of the number of famous people was the Pashkov House.
The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) was awarded as the most responsive and selfless region, Moscow as the most active region, the Udmurt Republic received the award as the most reliable partner, and the Republic of Ingushetia became the most enlightened region. In addition, a unique platform for the visually impaired was organized in Ingushetia: dictation questions were written in Braille.
The capital was also especially noted for the fact that the dictation was written here by the youngest participant - a 7-year-old first-grader from one of the Moscow schools (last year the youngest was a 12-year-old resident of the Ulyanovsk region).
The award was received by the singer, winner of the show “Winner” Ragda Khanieva. Her photo from the Great Ethnographic Dictation received the most likes and won the competition that took place on Instagram.
