Russian Culture

123456789101112131415161718
Across
  1. 2. Russia’s national drink
  2. 4. A step up from painted Easter eggs
  3. 7. First satellite
  4. 8. Saint Petersburg stands on this river
  5. 9. Lenin’s political rival, was killed with an ice pick in Mexico
  6. 13. The first name and patrimonial of both a writer and a president
  7. 16. Leader of the revolution; his body is still among us
  8. 18. Once upon a December, she was the Grand Duchess of Russia
Down
  1. 1. The longest river in Europe – flows through central Russia
  2. 3. Soviet name for Saint Petersburg
  3. 5. This city does not believe in tears
  4. 6. First man in space
  5. 10. Russian crêpes
  6. 11. A Washington, DC Museum that houses a large Russian collection
  7. 12. Red beet soup, often served with sour cream
  8. 14. Nested doll
  9. 15. Lover of the Russian Queen. They put some poison into his wine, he drank it all and said, “I feel fine”.
  10. 17. Russian for “grandmother”