The war was actually between Japan and USSR, not Russia. It was fought on land belonged to China with US and Western allies watching and supporting the Chinese govt.
Japan was the aggressor and invaded part of China bordering USSR. To protect its own interests in China, USSR fought off Japan and took over the puppet govt in Manchuria set up by Japan. It allowed USSR to spread communism to China which turned into a communist country later. US and Western allies won WWII but were alarmed to see the spreading of communism. That confrontation was the beginning of the cold war.
By the usa help with it and biled it up to were it is to day.
1. It kept predators away
2. pheasants knights Jesters
3. jester is the guy on his hands, the minstrel is the far left dude,
the lord of the castle is the guy next to the minstrel, the scullion is the guy farthest away in the picture.
4. the great hall
B and C makes sense to me
