Russian Culture

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