Across
- 3. What did Yevgeny _______ his parents talking about at night?
- 5. If Blinov really wanted to, he could ________ Yevgeny's family's life easily.
- 6. The ______ Yevgeny told his parents that he wanted to study ballet, he regretted it.
- 8. Misha was Mom's favorite _________ of conversation.
- 13. Soviet citizens had few _______ because the government paid for their rent.
- 14. Mom looked so ________ that Yevgeny wanted to cheer her up.
- 15. Yevgeny stole his dad's _______ pencil every night.
- 16. Victor _________ at all sports.
- 17. Soviet sports colleges didn't _______ any time or money on preparing their athletes.
Down
- 1. Yevgeny's art teacher was a __________, according to Victor.
- 2. Yevgeny felt ____________ certainty that he had no talent at all.
- 4. In order to go _______ Soviet citizens had to be tremendously talented.
- 7. Even though Victor knew how to ice skate, he ______ a lot of grooming to become a great figure skater.
- 9. Yevgeny couldn't _________ his shame as he lied to his parents about his ballet dream.
- 10. Blinov rarely overheard any complaints from the apartment residents, except on _______ days.
- 11. Yevgeny didn't excel at any sports ________.
- 12. Yevgeny _________ like Baryshnikov to show his parents his skills.