Russian Culture

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