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JUNE 2022 QUIZ PRIZE
Ukraine’s Revolt, Russia’s Revenge
by Michael Smith
Told from the perspective of a U.S. diplomat in Kyiv, this book is the true story of Ukraine’s anti-corruption revolution in 2013—14, Russia’s intervention and invasion of that nation, and the limited role played by the United States. It puts into a readable narrative the previously unpublished reporting by seasoned U.S. diplomatic and military professionals, a wealth of information on Ukrainian high-level and street-level politics, a broad analysis of the international context, and vivid descriptions of people and places in Ukraine during the EuroMaidan Revolution. The book also counters Russia’s disinformation narratives about the revolution and America’s role in it.
While focusing on a single country during a dramatic three-year period, the book’s universal themes—among them, truth versus lies, democracy versus autocracy—possess a broader urgency for our times. That urgency burns particularly hot for the United States and all other countries that are the targets of Russia’s cyber warfare and other forms of political skullduggery.
From his posting in U.S. Embassy Kyiv (2012–14), the author observed and reported first-hand on the EuroMaidan Revolution that wrested power from corrupt pro-Kremlin Ukrainian autocrat Viktor Yanukovych.
The book also details Russia’s attempt to abort the Ukrainian revolution through threats, economic pressure, lies, and intimidation. When all of that failed, the Kremlin exacted revenge by annexing Ukraine’s territory of Crimea and fomenting and sustaining a hybrid war in eastern Ukraine that has killed more than 13,000 people and continues to this day.
Ukraine’s Revolt, Russia’s Revenge is based on the author’s own observations and the multitude of reports of his Embassy colleagues who were eyewitnesses to a crucial event in contemporary history.
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LAST WEEK’S QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What in the World? Quiz – Week of June 20-26, 2022
1. The NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, said the war in Ukraine could last years. Russian forces have focused on capturing the Donbas region in the east after giving up on its initial war aims of taking THIS national capital city.
A. Kharkiv
B. Severodonetsk
C. Mariupol
D. Kyiv
Correct Response: D. Kyiv
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/nato-warns-long-ukraine-war-russian-assaults-follow-eu-boost-kyiv-2022-06-19/
2. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its naval operations in the Black Sea may lead to severe shortages of THIS commodity, a key Ukrainian export, across the globe, especially in Africa and the Middle East.
A. Oil
B. Copper
C. Grain
D. Potatoes
Correct Response: C. Grain
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/17/biden-ukraine-trapped-grain-00040640
3. The European Court on Human Rights ruled to stop flights from Britain to THIS African nation carrying asylum-seekers. The UK deportation policy is aimed at deterring migrants from entering.
A. Myanmar
B. Rwanda
C. South Africa
D. Angola
Correct Response: B. Rwanda
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uks-raab-condemns-echr-decision-block-rwanda-deportation-2022-06-16/
4. The White House announced President Biden will visit Saudi Arabia in July and will meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, known as “MBS.” Biden has called Saudi Arabia a “pariah” and has all of these issues to address EXCEPT THIS one.
A. Saudi provocation of Iran
B. Murder of Jamal Khashoggi
C. Domestic humanitarian issues
D. Conduct of Yemen war
Correct Response: A. Saudi provocation of Iran
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/14/us-officials-confirm-biden-to-visit-saudi-arabia-meet-with-mbs
5. Lithuania announced it would bar shipments across its territory to THIS non-contiguous Russian enclave that is wedged along the Baltic Sea between Poland and Lithuania.
A. Moldova
B. Armenia
C. Kaliningrad
D. Trieste
Correct Response: C. Kaliningrad
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/lithuania-says-sanctions-goods-kaliningrad-take-effect-saturday-2022-06-18/
6. The leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Romania visited Ukraine and met President Zelensky coming away with commitments to the beleaguered nation including membership in the European Union. THIS German Chancellor said they had a clear message, “Ukraine belongs to the European family.”
A. Olaf Scholz
B. Angela Merkel
C. Jan Phillip Albrecht
D. Marianne Berthier
Correct Response: A. Olaf Scholz
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/16/world/europe/ukraine-eu-macron-scholz-zelensky.html
7. The bodies of an indigenous rights activist and a British journalist were found after ten days of searching for the missing pair in THIS country. Dom Phillips, the advocate for tribal groups, had received death threats in response to his activism.
A. Democratic Republic of Congo
B. Brazil
C. Mozambique
D. Venezuela
Correct Response: B. Brazil
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/outrage-and-heartbreak-after-murder-of-journalist-indigenous-activist-in-the-amazon
8. British Home Secretary Patel approved an order to extradite THIS Wikileaks founder to the United States to face espionage charges, an order that is likely to be appealed.
A. Edward Snowden
B. Julian Assange
C. Chelsea Manning
D. Aldrich Ames
Correct Response: B. Julian Assange
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/17/world/europe/assange-extradition.html
9. The European airline RyanAir abandoned a controversial screening practice for passengers carrying THIS country’s passports. The budget carrier required them to demonstrate fluency in the Afrikaans language.
A. South Africa
B. Mozambique
C. Ghana
D. Egypt
Correct Response: A. South Africa
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/ryanair-drops-controversial-test-for-south-african-travelers/index.html
10. The Economist reported on oppression of the 200 million Muslim minority in THIS country saying, “Taboos against offending the Muslim minority are falling by the day. A former BJP officeholder, campaigning in the state of Uttar Pradesh, boasted recently that local Muslims “have stopped wearing skull caps…If you vote for me again, they will start wearing tilak”, a mark on the forehead worn only by Hindus.”
A. Myanmar
B. Bangladesh
C. Pakistan
D. India
Correct Response: D. India
https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/access-asia/20220614-rising-islamophobia-in-india-how-modi-s-bjp-is-spreading-anti-muslim-sentiment
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