Fill in the gaps with the name and the correct verb forms.
1. I. Levitan
5. F. Shalyapin
2. P.I. Tchaikovsky
6. V. Tereshkova
3. Petee the Great
7. Yu. Gagarin
4. Yu. Nikulin
8. A. Nikitin
1. (be) a famous Russian painter. He (paint) Russian landscapes.
2. (be) a great Russian singer. He (sing) romances [rau'maensiz].
3. (be) a popular actor. He(play) in many comedies.
4. (be) the first man and woman in space.1 He (go) into space in 1961 and she — in 1963.
5. (be) a great Russian traveler and explorer. He (travel) and (explore) India.
6. (be) a great composer. He (write) operas ['Dpraz], romances and symphonies
7. (be) the first Russian emperor. He (start) St Petersburg.