Feminism in Russia - Passport magazine
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Family Puzzle Page<br />
Compiled by Ross Hunter<br />
Moscow is rich <strong>in</strong> both famous creators <strong>in</strong> all the arts and sciences, and <strong>in</strong> sculpture.<br />
Here are four of <strong>Russia</strong>’s greatest scientists, all immortalised <strong>in</strong> granite. Can<br />
you name them, and match them to their achievements, and dates? Now the<br />
weather is better, better to go and greet them, all outside MGU enjoy<strong>in</strong>g the view<br />
from the Sparrow Hills.<br />
Pavlov Lobachevski Mendeleev Popov<br />
1859-1905<br />
Radio Eng<strong>in</strong>eer from<br />
Perm region.<br />
Easter Symbols<br />
April 2011<br />
1849-1936<br />
Behavioural scientist.<br />
Th<strong>in</strong>k dogs and bells.<br />
1834-1907<br />
Chemist. Discovered the<br />
wonderful periodic table.<br />
1793-1856<br />
Mathematician from Kazan.<br />
Non-Euclidian geometry.<br />
Easter is the most important festival <strong>in</strong> the Christian year. Many symbols and images are used around the world. Which cross<br />
goes with which branch of Christianity? What do the other symbols mean?<br />
Fox cubs & Easter eggs please decorate this puzzle with Easter eggs!<br />
Do you remember Lisa’s four cubs? They eat far too many eggs at Easter time. But how many?<br />
Masha ate 2 fewer than Dasha. Sasha ate 3 times as many as Masha, and Boris ate 3 times as many as Dasha.<br />
In fact, Boris ate as many as the other three put together. How many did each fox cub scoff?<br />
M<strong>in</strong>i Sudoku<br />
Usual rules: 1-6 <strong>in</strong> each row,<br />
column and box.<br />
6 3<br />
1<br />
4 1<br />
2 4<br />
3 5<br />
6 1<br />
Answers to March puzzles<br />
Armchair Art St Basil’s Cathedral , by Aristarkh Lentulov, 1913; Mower,<br />
by Kazimir Malevich, 1930 (this version by Gregory Portner, Y9 at EIS).<br />
Fair Square There are 91 squares! In ascend<strong>in</strong>g size order:<br />
36 + 25 + 16 + 9 + 4 + 1 = 91.<br />
And the pattern? Each of the totals is a square number <strong>in</strong> itself.<br />
Hidden Zoo Across: hyena, owl, crocodile, pengu<strong>in</strong>, eagle, marmot, bear.<br />
Down & up: orc, cheetah, hart, panda, zoo, llama, alligator, bee, hare; ox, doe.<br />
Diagonal: mite, rook, lemur, mule, boa, dog, bat = 25<br />
M<strong>in</strong>i Sudoku solutions: see www.englishedmoscow.com