Russian Culture

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Across
  1. 3. Russian crêpes
  2. 4. Lover of the Russian Queen. They put some poison into his wine, he drank it all and said, “I feel fine”.
  3. 6. Nested dolls
  4. 7. Lenin’s political rival, was killed with an ice pick in Mexico
  5. 11. Once upon a December, she was the Grand Duchess of Russia
  6. 12. The river on which St. Petersburg stands
  7. 14. Russian for “grandmother”
  8. 16. A Washington, DC Museum that houses a large Russian collection
  9. 17. Leader of the revolution; his body is still among us
  10. 18. First man in space
Down
  1. 1. Russia’s national drink
  2. 2. The first name and patrimonial of both a writer and a president
  3. 5. Soviet name for St. Petersburg
  4. 8. First satellite
  5. 9. This city does not believe in tears
  6. 10. Red beet soup, often served with sour cream
  7. 13. A step up from painted Easter eggs
  8. 15. The longest river in Europe – flows through central Russia