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Imperial Lexicon: Russian History & Mystique
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Gorbachev’s great restructuring, but spelled slightly wrong (drop one letter)
  • 2. Name of the last Russian tsar, engulfed by revolution
  • 3. Monetary unit that’s been through revolutions and reformations
  • 5. Soviet policy of openness, lifting shadows of secrecy
  • 7. Intimate diminutive often used for Vladimir in conversation
  • 11. Traditional Russian vessel that’s always brewing something hot
  • 12. Spirit distilled to be unmistakably Russian
  • 15. Rustic log house where folk tales often take root
Down
  • 4. Beetroot soup devoured with sour cream; taste of tradition
  • 6. Trio of horses pulling a fast sleigh; also political trio
  • 8. Wooden Russian dolls, sacred in layers from largest to smallest
  • 9. Composer whose ballets dance through Russian cultural veins
  • 10. Author of epics where war and peace collide in prose
  • 13. Free-spirited horseman guarding steppes and freedom alike
  • 14. Fortress at Moscow’s heart symbolizing power for centuries

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