Russian Culture

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