Gazeta Crossword: Trans-Siberian Railway Edition!

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Across
  1. 2. One of Siberia’s major cities, it was largely populated by political exiles in the 19th century.
  2. 4. Russia’s capital and the first stop of the railroad.
  3. 7. Tsar ____ III commissioned the railroad, and construction began in 1891.
  4. 10. Russia’s medieval capital in the 12th century was named after its legendary founder, ___ Monomakh.
  5. 11. Dubbed as the “window to Asia,” it is the 4th largest city in Russia and was named after Peter the Great’s wife.
  6. 12. This is the largest city in Siberia and Russia’s scientific center.
Down
  1. 1. Founded in 1010, it is the oldest city on the Volga.
  2. 3. The capital of Tatarstan, it has been dubbed the “third capital of Russia” along with “the sports capital of Russia.”
  3. 5. Nizhny Novgorod, a major tourist site due to its old history and architecture, was renamed after this famous Soviet writer during the USSR.
  4. 6. The capital of the Republic of Buryatia, it is about 62 miles from Lake Baikal, the largest freshwater lake in the world.
  5. 8. This city is the largest Russian port on the Pacific and the last stop on the railroad.
  6. 9. Under Stalin, this city was renamed “Molotov” after the Soviet politician; the city also boasts its own coat of arms, featuring a bear with a bible on its back.