Step 1 : Introduction to the question "3. Latitude 59: Oslo, the capital of Norway, can be found on the same line of latitude as a major Russian city which has undergone several name changes in recent history. Do you know which one it is, comrade?"
...1. Saint Petersburg 2. Saratov 3. Omsk 4. Ufa This beautiful city is located on the Gulf of Finland, near the Baltic Sea. Founded by Peter the Great at the beginning of the 1700s, it was once the capital city of Russia, until the centre of government was moved to Moscow in 1918. Its name was changed to Petrograd in 1914, to Leningrad in 1924, and back to Saint Petersburg in 1991. How confusing for its residents. They wouldn't know whether to salute the flag, pray fervently, or have another revolution.
