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Welcome to our new "Contest" page. We hope this will be fun! Answer the question correctly and you could win a free Born In The USSR T-Shirt, or shirt of our choice. We hope to do this contest monthly. If there are multiple correct answers, we will draw names for the shirt. We will mail the winning shirt anywhere in the world free of charge. Good Luck! and thanks again for visiting our site! (Please don't send multiple answers!! No guessing, you know it or you don't :) Marina & Chuck

Contest #54 Name the movie this shot is from. Click on the picture to enlarge it Good Luck!

When you answer, please be sure to give us your full name, address and "shirt size" Your answer will not be submitted without this information!! It is difficult to track down winners sometimes. If we have a full name, address, and shirt size, we can ship the winning shirt right away. :) Please don't send multiple answers!! No guessing, you know it or you don't :)
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Contest #1 / Ended 22 Jul 01 Who said the following: "The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in our lives. We work to better ourselves and the rest of humanity." -John Luc Picard, Star Trek: First Contact- Winner: Darin V. Atascadero, California, USA

Contest #2 / Ended 03 Aug 01 In The 1980's, It was said that the USSR would be open soon to what group of people? Who said this? -From the song, "Lawyers In Love": Jackson Browne-		Winner: Benjamin M. Ste-Foy, Quebec, Canada

	Contest #3 Ended 15 Oct 01 Which Cosmonaut holds the world record for the most time in space? -Sergei Vasiliyevich Avdeyev / 747d 14h 22m- Winner: Kris W. Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, USA

Contest #4 Ended 30 Nov 01 This Soviet city was named after a red army commissar from the Bolshevik Revolution. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the city was renamed. The name of the new city means "a stick used for stirring." Name the City as it was during the USSR and also as it's called today. It is a city of my birth, Bishkek, formerly Frunze. Commissar Frunze was a huge activist in Central Asia, mainly in Kyrgyz area, (now Kyrgyzstan) and so, its capital was named after his name not long after the revolution. We left hints on the photo pages :) Frunze and Bishkek are mentioned.		Mikhail Frunze We only had one correct answer! Winner: Yasha A. Plano, Texas, USA

	Contest #5 Ended 24 Dec 01 In the 1960's, He was the head of the KGB In the 1970's, He documented the low-quality construction at Chernobyl. In the 1980's, He Proposed a 25% reduction in all nuclear arsenals Who are we taking about?? -General Secretary Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov- Winner: Sean K. Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (We had many correct answers on this one. Good research Comrades!)

Contest #6 Ended 07 Feb 02
We had many correct answers on this one too. Good research Comrades!	The energetic liberation of society from the distortions of socialist morality. The consistent realization of the principles of social justice. The unity of word and deed, of rights and responsibilities. The elevation of honest, high-quality labor, and overcoming the equalizing tendencies in terms of pay and consumer items. What are we taking about?? Perestroika Who said this? -General Secretary Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev- Winner: Marc V. Beverly Hills, California, USA

We had many correct answers on this one too... I've got to get tougher on you Comrades!	Contest #7 Ended 03-16-02 "Misha" was the mascot that most people remember from the 1980 Olympics in the USSR. A second mascot was also present at the Summer games. What was the mascot?? What was it's name?? Vigri, a baby seal, represented the yachting events in Tallinn in the 1980 Summer games in the USSR.
To Purchase your own Misha Moscow Olympics Bear Click Here!

Winner: Jason L. Toronto, Canada

Contest #8 Ended 04-14-02 Number of correct answers - Zero! None! Nyet! (I said this one would be tough) In the late 1980's, a project was planned for a joint USA/USSR project to take place in 1999. This historic event was to be part of nuclear disarmament package. Here's a hint: This project involved visiting PhD 1) What was the proposed 1999 project that never happened? A joint USA/USSR mission to Mars 2) Who was man with the plan? Former US Astronaut Brian O'Leary 3) If you are visiting PhD, where are you? Phobos and Deimos, the tiny potato-shaped moons of Mars

Contest #9 Ended 05-01-02 Number of correct answers - Only Two! (I guess I need easier questions now) In the early 1980's, this Hollywood movie showed a USA/USSR space mission on the moon with two American Astronauts and one Soviet Cosmonaut. Both the American and Soviet flags were shown on the moon. 1) What is the name of this movie? Superman II 2) What was the Cosmonaut's name? Boris			Since we had no winners last month, we're giving both of our winners shirts this month. :) Winners: Zach H. Havelock, NC USA Winners: Jason C. West Covina, CA USA

	Contest #10 Ended 15 June 02 1) Who said the following: "We are fifty or a hundred years behind the leading countries. We must make up this distance in ten years. Either we do it, or we shall perish." 2) On what date was this said? -Josef Stalin on 04 February 1931 Winner: Carlton W. Cheyenne, Wyoming USA

Contest #11 Ended August 15th, 2002 This was said after the fall of the Soviet Union. Who said it, and who was he talking to? "You have given my country to gangsters and prostitutes." Gary Oldman (lead Russian terrorist) says this quote to Harrison Ford (U.S. President) in the movie "Airforce One" Winner: Ryan S. Chesterfield, Virginia USA

Contest #12 Ended September 17th, 2002 Here's an easy fill in the blank: 1975 was International "Women's" Year in the Soviet Union. Winner: Jose G Brownsville, Texas USA

Contest #13 Ended Oct 22nd, 2002 What is the name of the this statue? "Let us beat our swords into plowshares" Where is it located? (be specific) It is located in the North Garden Area of the United Nations Gardens in New York City Where is it from? - The Soviet Union What year was it made? - 1959 Winner: Mark S. Houston, Texas USA

Contest #14 Ended Nov 14th 2002 What was the first supersonic passenger airliner? Tupolev Tu-144 What was the date of it's first flight? 12-31-68 Where was it built? Zhukovski, USSR What was the airplane's nickname? "Concordski" Winner: Doug R. Olathe, Kansas USA

Contest #15 Ended Dec 6th 2002 Article 169 of the Soviet Unions Constitution says what? The State Emblem of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is a hammer and sickle on a globe depicted in the rays of the sun and framed by ears of wheat, with the inscription "Workers of All Countries, Unite!" in the languages of the Union Republics. At the top of the Emblem is a five-pointed star.		Winner: Mike S. Memphis Tennessee, USA

Contest #16 Ended 02-14-2003 Completed on November 5, 1967 on the fiftieth anniversary of the Great October Revolution. It is the tallest structure in Europe and the 2nd tallest in the world. 1) What is it? Ostankino Tower (Moscow TV tower) 2) Where is it? Moscow Russia 3) Who was the architect? Nikolai Vassilievitch Nikitin Winner: Phyllis F. San Antonio Texas, USA

Contest #17 Ended 04-15-2003 All USSR films produced by Mosfilm showed a model of this monument during the opening credits of each film and continue to use this opening today. What monument does the model represent? "The Worker and Collective Farm Girl" by Vera Mukhina still stands in Moscow today. Winner: Leslie O. Wellesley, Massachusetts USA We had many correct answers on this one. Good research Comrades!

Contest #18 Ended 05-29-2003 Here's an easy one :) What year was this coin minted and what does it commemorate? BE SURE TO CLICK ON THE PICTURES TO ENLARGE THEM. Good Luck!

The coin commemorates the 175th anniversary of the Borodino battle during Napoleon's invasion of Russia. The date of the battle was September 7, 1812. The coin was minted in 1987. Winner: Nik L. Lyme, New Hampshire USA

Contest #19 Ended 06-27-2003 Who said this: "Both the Soviet and American cosmonauts know that from up there, from outer space, our planet looks even more beautiful, though small. It is sufficiently big for us to live on it in peace, but too small to subject it to the threat of a nuclear war." Leonid Iylich Brezhnev Winner: Michael B Northamptonshire United Kingdom

Contest #20 Ended 07-31-2003 His statue stands across from the famous Bolshoi Theatre. 1) Who is he?? Karl Marx 2) What does the statue say?? Workers of the world Unite Winner: Steve P Battlefield Missouri, USA

Contest #21 Ended 09-24-2003 Here is one of the last standing Lenin statues in the main square of a capital city in a former Soviet republic. He's still there today! What is the city and country? Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (Kirgizia SSR) Winner: Christopher C West Sacramento, California USA
In August 2003 I was in Bishkek and they had just removed Lenin from the square. The Kyrgiz government plans to move him to another part of town.

Contest #22 Ended 11-07-2003 "When I was young I had a dream. A glimpse of hope and unity and visions of one sweet union." Who said this?? (Trick question, many said Lenin) Freddie Mercury - Queen Winner: Daniela B Nettuno (RM) Italy Once again we had mane correct answers with no address, no full name, and or no shirt size. Those entries were not entered into the drawing.

Contest #23 Ended 12-04-2003 USSR Space mission patch What year was the mission?? What was the destination?? This is the Leonov mission seal worn on the flight uniforms of the Cosmonauts/Discovery team in the 1984 film "2010". In this sequel to "2001: A Space Odyssey", a joint American/Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to discover what went wrong with the U.S.S. Discovery. Winner: Pamala S. Chatsworth, California USA		Lot's of wrong answers on this one :) This is not the Apollo Soyuz patch!

Contest #24 Ended 12-12-2003 Name the movie this shot is from. "Space Cowboys" Winner: Alex W. Moseley, Virginia USA

Contest #25 Ended 01-12-2004 This one may be a little harder! Name the movie this shot is from. "Thirteen Days" Good Luck! Winner: Steven R. Westchester, California USA

Contest #26 Ended 02-15-2004 Name the movie this shot is from. "Rocky IV" Click on the picture to enlarge it Winner: Zach H. Havelock, North Carolina USA

Contest #27 Ended 03-18-2004 Who is this Cosmonaut? (most of you didn't notice the UK flag :) When when she in Space? Her name is Helen Patricia Sharman, she was a British Engineer-Cosmonaut that flew on Soyuz TM-12, May 18 1991 spent over seven days on space station Mir and returned to Earth on Soyuz TM-11, May 26 1991. Winner: Jay L. Pullman, Washington USA


Contest #28 Ended 04-20-2004 This Lenin Square is located where?? This Lenin Square is located in Ulan-Ude, the capital of Buryatia.		Winner: Allison T. Oak Park, Illinois USA

Contest #29 Ended 05-20-2004 The Soviet Space Shuttle Buran and St Basils are shown here. Where was this shot taken from? This Picture is taken from the video game Tetris in 1988 on Nintendo 8 Bits Video Game System. Winner: Patrick M. Neuenburg, Switzerland

Contest #30 Ended 06-04-2004 A Soviet rock band called Red Square released an album in the 1980's. What was the album's title? Born In The USSR On the cover of the album, the band is shown all wearing the same sweatshirt. What does the shirt say?? Mir (Peace) Winner: None - Nyet - Nadda - I'm gettin too good :)

Contest #31 Ended 06-24-2004 What is the name of this Soviet attack aircraft? Winner: Jordan S. Mount Laurel, New Jersey USA Click on the picture to see the answer!!

Contest #32 Ended 07-21-2004 What is the name of this Soviet Rocket? Winner: Antonio B. Madrid, Spain Click on the picture to see the answer!!

Contest #33 Ended 08-17-2004 Fill in the blanks: These beautiful fountains are located in Moscow and are part of the USSR's ___________ of __________ ___________ . Exhibition of Economic Achievements Winner: Herman K. Anchorage, Alaska USA

Contest #34 Ended 08-31-2004 Name this Soviet city. Click on the picture to enlarge it!! Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan Winner: Bryan B. Conroe, Texas USA Only 3 correct answers on this one. Thanks to Erich & Carlile for entering!


Contest #35 Ended 09-10-2004 Name the movie this shot is from. Good Luck!!		Crimson Tide Winner: Denise S. Wesley Chapel, FL USA Only 4 correct answers on this one.

Contest #36 Ended 10-10-2004 Name the movie this shot is from. IMAX - Mission To Mir Winner: Bob H. Murrysville, PA USA Only 4 correct answers on this one.

Contest #37 Ended 12-10-2004 Name the movie this shot is from. Click on the picture to enlarge it Red Heat Winner: John M. Miami, FL USA


Contest #38 Ended 02-10-2005 Who are these guys?? Full names from left to right :) Winner: Regina S. Dublin, OH USA		First Cosmonauts -Gagarin Yury Alekseevich -Nikolaev Andriyan Grigoryevich -Popovich Pavel Romanovich -Titov German Stepanovich

Contest #39 Ended 03-15-2005 Where was this shot taken from? MiG 29 Soviet Fighter NES Nintendo Video Game Winner: Rodney A. Capetown, South Africa Click on the picture for more!!

Contest #40 Ended 05-01-2005 In 1998 this monopoly style board game was introduced here in the USA. What was the name of the board game?? Winner: Sonya B. New South Wales Australia Click on the picture to see the answer!!! Sonya was the ONLY one to answer this one correctly!!

Contest #41 Ended 06-27-2005 Who said the following? "We can't expect the American people to jump from Capitalism to Communism, but we can assist their elected leaders in giving them small doses of Socialism, until they awaken one day to find that they have Communism." Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev Winner: Kristen P. Burrell, PA - USA

Contest #42 Ended 08-30-2005 The USSR recovered an American Apollo space capsule. What Soviet city did the USCG take the spaceship back from?? Murmansk What year was it?? 1971 Good Luck!!! Winner: Ross O. Visalia, CA - USA

Contest #43 Ended 11-15-2005 Name the movie this shot is from. K19: The Widowmaker Click on the picture to enlarge it Winner: Jesse J. Palmer Alaska - USA

Contest #44 Ended 12-31-2005 Name the movie this shot is from. The Day After Tomorrow Click on the picture to enlarge it Winner: Jason L. Madison Alabama - USA

Contest #45 Ended 02-20-2006 Where would you find the coldest place on Earth? Sovietskaya Research Station, Antarctica Click on the picture to enlarge it Winner: Richard K. Honea Path, South Carolina - USA

Contest #46 Ended 10-20-2006 Click on the picture to enlarge it Winner: Irina A. Brooklyn, New York - USA Where is this place?? (the more info the better)
This is a monument, located in Baikonur, Kazakhstan - at the place of a Russian cosmodrome. It is unofficially known by some people as "fisherman" because the town joke is that this cosmonaut is showing how big of a fish he has caught in a nearby Syr Darya River. This monument is located right outside of Krainiy Airport in Baikonur and it greets the visitors when they enter the town itself.

Contest #47 Ended 12-11-2006 Name the movie this poster is advertising. Click on the picture for the answer! Winner: Joseph S. Baltimore, Maryland - USA


Contest #48 / Ended 15 Mar 07 Name the movie this shot is from. Good Luck!!		-From the Movie "Terminal Velocity" With Charlie Sheen (1994) Winner: Grant G. Milledgeville, Georgia - USA

		Soviet Gold Bricks!! (not real... I wish!) M027 Actual Movie Prop!!!! Just $29.99 Each
These Soviet Gold Bricks (fake) were made by the same company that made the gold bricks in the 1994 movie with Charlie Sheen, Terminal Velocity. They have the soviet star with hammer and sickle. They measure 7” X 3”. Faux finished to look like the real thing. Made out of hydrastone. Makes a great gift!!!

Contest #49 / Ended 31 May 07 Who said this??? "Ruskies don't take a dump without a plan." -From the Movie "The Hunt For Red October" Actor and possibly our next US president, Fred Dalton Thompson Winner: Michelle R. USN Island of Guam, USA

Contest #50 / Ended 31 July 07 (Wow! 50 FREE Shirts :) In the Tom Hanks movie "Cast Away", Nikolai is running the streets of Moscow while a popular Soviet revolution song plays. What song is being played in this movie clip? Winner: Andy T. Kln Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
"the answer to Contest #50 - the revolutionary song played during a scene in Moscow in the movie Castaway is Polyushko Polye, which is translated as Field, My Field, or also known in the West through the Red Army Choir as the Song of the Plains."

Contest #51 / Ended 15 October 07 On the back of his pizza box, he claims to have had the 1st American pizza in the Soviet Union! Moscow - 1988 What is his name? Winner: Ivan P. Sacramento, California USA
"to see the answer to Contest #51 - click on the picture! We had 6 correct answers, winner done by drawing.

Contest #52 / Ended 15 February 08 On TV right now there is a commercial where an old Soviet satellite falls from space onto a woman's car. The dish lands in the yard, (notice the CCCP) then seconds later the main satellite falls on her car, (notice the hammer & sickle) Click on the pictures to enlarge them. They are really cool! Question: What company is this add for??? Hint: "Are you covered?" 21st Century Insurance Winner: Mary J. Tulsa, Oklahoma USA


Winner: Eric S. / Cadillac, Michigan USA		Contest #53 / Ended 08 June 08 In this classic cartoon, the top of a US space ship is opened by a cartoon character only to discover he's opened a Soviet space ship instead! What is the cartoon this shot is taken from? Our boys came up with this one!! (click on the photo to enlarge "Tom & Jerry"

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