1: The term for "red" in Russian can also mean "beautiful".
2: Fifty-one.
3: The controlling faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party, founded by Vladimir Lenin. Took power in Russia in 1917 and implemented communism in '22.
4: The Russian constitution bars a president from serving three terms in a row, and 2008 would have been Putin's third term. He was allowed to run last year because he was no longer the incumbent.
5: Armenia. Belarus is situated directly next to Russia, and North Korea shares a 17-mile border near Kamchatka.
6: False.
Freebie: No true answer, but most commonly selected answer was "Latin". The freebie was worth .25 meals.