Crossword Clues for USSR

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Old map inits. New York Times 29 Oct 2025
CCCP, to the West The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 16 Oct 2025
Cold War initials LA Times Daily 13 Oct 2025
Cold War country USA Today 11 Oct 2025
Cold war foe: Abbr. Commuter 09 Oct 2025
Gorbachev's country: Abbr. Commuter 01 Oct 2025
Space Race participant: abbr.
Sputnik power, briefly LA Times Daily 15 Sep 2025
KGB country LA Times Daily 10 Sep 2025
UN member until '91 Newsday 03 Sep 2025
Country that existed from 1922-1991 The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 02 Sep 2025
Cold War initials Eugene Sheffer 26 Aug 2025
Cold War nation: Abbr. Commuter 25 Aug 2025
WWII ally Newsday 17 Aug 2025
Former country that included five -stan countries, for short LA Times Daily 06 Aug 2025
Bygone world power, for short New York Times 29 Jul 2025
Guests are regularly leaving this historic country (4)
Cold War foe: Abbr. Commuter 17 Jul 2025
World power until 1991 USA Today 15 Jul 2025
Power dissolved in 1991: Abbr.
See 36-Across New York Times 10 Jul 2025
Losing team in the "Miracle on Ice" Wall Street Journal 30 Jun 2025
Where The Beatles were "back" The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 26 Jun 2025
What song (Back in the ___) did Paul McCartney perform in Moscow in 2003? (1,1,1,1)
Country in a Beatles title Wall Street Journal 12 Jun 2025
Red letters Wall Street Journal 07 Jun 2025
Cold War power, briefly LA Times Mini 05 Jun 2025
1960 European Nations' Cup final winners against Yugoslavia (init.) (1,1,1,1)
Cold War initials Eugene Sheffer 28 May 2025
U.N. member until 1991 LA Times Daily 25 May 2025
Country's fmr. name
Cold War initials Eugene Sheffer 15 May 2025
Zangief's country of origin in the 1991 video game "Street Fighter II"
Cold War power, initially Wall Street Journal 07 May 2025
Letters in a Beatles classic LA Times Daily 07 May 2025
Lenin's nation (1,1,1,1)
Soviet Union initials (4)
Defunct political acronym
Country that rhymes with "you don't know how lucky you are" in a Beatles song
Space race initials LA Times Daily 13 Apr 2025
Former 15-state bloc
Old NATO worry Wall Street Journal 01 Apr 2025
Cold War inits. Universal 31 Mar 2025
Cold War initials Eugene Sheffer 28 Mar 2025
Letters on a Cold War era map
Former Soviet Union (1,1,1,1) Mirror Tea Time 18 Mar 2025
KGB organizer Newsday 16 Mar 2025
Georgia used to be part of it, for short
Beatles song, Back In The ... (1,1,1,1)
It once shared a land border with 16 countries New York Times 09 Mar 2025
Red state, before 1991 Wall Street Journal 08 Mar 2025
Land-of-letters in a Beatles hit
Onetime country in a Beatles hit
In America, the heartless teacher used to be behind the iron curtain (4)
Country Olga Korbut represented at the Olympics The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 19 Feb 2025
Back In The _ _ _ _, 1976 hit for The Beatles (1,1,1,1)
Cold War initials Wall Street Journal 15 Feb 2025
Cold War country: Abbr. Commuter 13 Feb 2025
The Beatles' "Back in the __" LA Times Daily 09 Feb 2025
Russia lost IA and reorganised in former alliance (4)
Former transcontinental country also known as the Soviet Union (1,1,1,1)
Cold War initials Eugene Sheffer 16 Jan 2025
Signer of the START I treaty Wall Street Journal 08 Jan 2025
Former communist state (inits) (1,1,1,1)
Letters on outdated maps LA Times Daily 17 Dec 2024
American nun addressed letters from old country
Notable breakup of 1991 (abbr.)
USA rival in the space drama "For All Mankind" LA Times Daily 05 Dec 2024
The Soviet Union (1,1,1,1)
Country that Olga Korbut represented in the Olympics The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 01 Dec 2024
Home to Leningrad, for short New York Times 27 Nov 2024
Stalin's state
Superpower until 1991 (abbr) (4)
USA's "Miracle on Ice" adversary
Pre-'91 empire Premier Sunday 17 Nov 2024
Defunct empire, for short
USA's Cold War rival (abbr.)
Formerly, the world's largest country The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 11 Nov 2024
KGB base Wall Street Journal 07 Nov 2024
Locale of a 1991 coup attempt by the Gang of Eight, in brief New York Times 01 Nov 2024
One-time world power
Cold War rival of the USA (abbr.)
20th-century country The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 21 Oct 2024
1960 European Nations' Cup Final winners against Yugoslavia (1,1,1,1)
Spy-fi side LA Times Daily 18 Oct 2024
KGB's land Premier Sunday 13 Oct 2024
Acronym that looks like CCCP in Cyrillic
Warsaw Pact nat.
Brezhnev's country
Was also known as the Soviet Union (1,1,1,1)
Former empire ship found in ancient city
USA's opponent in the Cold War
Letters on an outdated globe LA Times Daily 21 Sep 2024
Old country, to which the Beatles would go back? The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 18 Sep 2024
Gorbachev's fed. Premier Sunday 15 Sep 2024
Cold War inits. Universal 15 Sep 2024
State that took on two new characters and reformed to become Russia (4)
Country that put the first man into space (inits) (4)
CCCP, to the U.S. USA Today Quick 08 Sep 2024
Beatles' "Back in the -"
KGB's country Wall Street Journal 03 Sep 2024
The Beatles' "Back in the ___" Universal 31 Aug 2024
Cold War initials Eugene Sheffer 13 Aug 2024
Country in the Cold War, for short
Old map letters New York Times 03 Aug 2024
Cold War initials Eugene Sheffer 03 Aug 2024
Cold War power Wall Street Journal 31 Jul 2024
Back In The _, 1968 song by The Beatles (4)
Nat. dissolved in 1991 LA Times Daily 21 Jul 2024
Cold War initials Eugene Sheffer 20 Jul 2024
Former Soviet Union, abbr.
Russ moved around Russia in the eighties (1,1,1,1)
"Back in the_" (Beatles song) Universal 05 Jul 2024
Stalin's soviet empire (4)
Cold War initials Eugene Sheffer 25 Jun 2024
Soviet Russia (abbr) (4)
Bear country, once: abbr.
State dissolved in 1991
Country whose Cyrillic name was CCCP Universal 11 Jun 2024
Olympics boycotter of 1984 (abbr.)
Nat. that launched 52-Across Wall Street Journal 10 Jun 2024
Cold War initials Eugene Sheffer 29 May 2024
Communist state to 1991
Soviet states (1,1,1,1)
Abbreviation for the Soviet Union
Top 20 1968 hit for the Beatles, Back In The _ (1,1,1,1)
Defunct acronym
Cold War inits. Universal 01 May 2024
Cold War adversary: Abbr. Newsday 30 Apr 2024
Cold War foe: Abbr. Commuter 29 Apr 2024
Cold War opponent: Abbr. Newsday 23 Apr 2024
"Back in the _" (Beatles song)
Locale in a Beatles song New York Times 19 Apr 2024
What country was a world superpower until it split in 1991? (inits)(4)
Former communist country holds ship inside ancient city Irish Times Crosaire 15 Apr 2024
Russia before it was Russia Family Time 15 Apr 2024
Soviet Union (inits)
Defunct empire
Russia's Cold War initials
Cold War initials Eugene Sheffer 03 Apr 2024
Old Russia Family Time 31 Mar 2024
Large part of the world for a time
Cold War initials Eugene Sheffer 22 Mar 2024
The United States' Cold War foe (1,1,1,1)
Letters from the Cold War Universal 21 Mar 2024
Cold War country USA Today 19 Mar 2024
Cold War power, for short New York Times 19 Mar 2024
Over which Khrushchev ruled (4)
Mikhail Gorbachev was its last leader: Abbr. Universal 14 Mar 2024
Former Russia (1,1,1,1)
America's Cold War foe (1,1,1,1)
World power until 1991 USA Today 11 Mar 2024
Absurd ruses lacked energy behind the iron curtain (4)
Socialist state that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 (1,1,1,1)
State dissolved 31 December 1991
KGB's place Universal 28 Feb 2024
Cold War side (abbr) (4)
Russia between 1917 and 1991 (abbr.)
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Space race initials LA Times Daily 19 Feb 2024
The Soviet Union (inits) (4)
Cold War adversary Newsday 11 Feb 2024
"Back in the ___" (Beatles song) Universal 04 Feb 2024
Back in the _, Beatles song (4)
It's written as "C.C.C.P." in Cyrillic New York Times 31 Jan 2024
Red letters Wall Street Journal 31 Jan 2024
Back in the ___, Beatles song (4)
Setting of the finale of "The Queen's Gambit" TV 21 Jan 2024
Bygone world superpower (inits)
Federation of 15 republics which was dissolved in 1991 (4)
Russia from 1922-1991 Family Time 14 Jan 2024
Back in the ___, Beatles hit (inits)(4)
Russia, on older maps Newsday 08 Jan 2024
“Miracle on Ice” loser Wall Street Journal 06 Jan 2024
Ivan Drago's country
Russia's former initials
The former Soviet Union (4)
Former geopolitical letters Newsday 08 Dec 2023
Space Race competitor, for short Universal 06 Dec 2023
Cold War adversary: Abbr. Newsday 04 Dec 2023
Spy-fi side, often LA Times Daily 04 Nov 2023
Grp. that launched 41-Across New York Times 02 Nov 2023
Former governor of Georgia? New York Times 15 Oct 2023
Cold War initials Eugene Sheffer 20 Sep 2023
"Miracle on Ice" losing team: Abbr LA Times Daily 17 Sep 2023
Former Security Council member Newsday 07 Sep 2023
Cold War initials LA Times Daily 07 Sep 2023
Cold War nat. Wall Street Journal 05 Sep 2023
Russia, on older globes Newsday 23 Aug 2023
It broke up on Dec. 26, 1991 New York Times 21 Aug 2023
Cold War country USA Today 11 Aug 2023
Former UN member Newsday 06 Aug 2023
Space Race rival for the U.S USA Today 05 Aug 2023
Destination of a flight in a Beatles song Wall Street Journal 19 Jul 2023
Cold War initials Eugene Sheffer 08 Jul 2023
One-sixth of the world's ground surface until 1991, in brief New York Times 29 Jun 2023
Space Race country USA Today 23 Jun 2023
Cold War initials Eugene Sheffer 21 Jun 2023
World power until '91 Premier Sunday 18 Jun 2023
Cold War initials Eugene Sheffer 15 Jun 2023
Cold War country USA Today 11 Jun 2023
Cold War country USA Today 07 Jun 2023
The Beatles' "Back in the ___" Universal 06 Jun 2023
Cold War initials Eugene Sheffer 26 May 2023
WWII ally Newsday 18 May 2023
Cold War initials Eugene Sheffer 13 May 2023
Former nation, consisting of 15 republics for its last 35 years The Times Specialist Sunday 07 May 2023
Where Rocky fought Ivan Drago Newsday 05 May 2023
Space race initials LA Times Daily 05 May 2023
Space Race country USA Today 02 May 2023
Cold War inits Universal 24 Apr 2023
KGB's land Premier Sunday 23 Apr 2023
One side on "The Americans," initially LA Times Daily 21 Apr 2023
Khrushchev's fed Premier Sunday 09 Apr 2023
Old org. for Armenia New York Times 06 Apr 2023
Cold War initials Eugene Sheffer 04 Apr 2023
Cold War initials LA Times Daily 02 Apr 2023
Cold War initials Eugene Sheffer 31 Mar 2023
Evil Empire acronym Canadiana 13 Mar 2023
Space Race country, briefly Universal 09 Mar 2023
Cold War side Thomas Joseph 28 Feb 2023
Cold War initials Eugene Sheffer 25 Feb 2023
U.N. member until 1991 New York Times 09 Feb 2023
World power in many spy-fi novels LA Times Daily 06 Feb 2023
Cold War initials Eugene Sheffer 12 Jan 2023
Cold War initials Eugene Sheffer 02 Jan 2023
Cold War power, in brief New York Times 20 Dec 2022
Sputnik launcher: Abbr Universal 28 Nov 2022
The Beatles’ “Back in the ___” Wall Street Journal 14 Nov 2022
Cold War initials Wall Street Journal 05 Nov 2022
See 12 Across The Telegraph Toughie 04 Nov 2022
Cold War initials Eugene Sheffer 29 Oct 2022
Pre-1991 world power Premier Sunday 23 Oct 2022
Abbr. in a Beatles title Wall Street Journal 15 Oct 2022
Map inits. until 1991 New York Times 09 Oct 2022
Former abbr. for Russia Newsday 04 Oct 2022
Cold War initials Eugene Sheffer 04 Oct 2022
KGB country LA Times Daily 15 Sep 2022
Cold War initials LA Times Daily 22 Aug 2022
Old map inits New York Times 14 Aug 2022
Cold War letters LA Times Daily 31 Jul 2022
Cold War initials Eugene Sheffer 09 Jul 2022
Former Eurasian superpower USA Today 01 Jul 2022
World's largest country from 1922 to 1991 USA Today 30 Jun 2022
Geographical inits. until 1991 New York Times 29 Jun 2022
Spy-fi country LA Times Daily 23 Jun 2022
U.S.'s Space Race competitor USA Today 02 Jun 2022
Cold War initials Eugene Sheffer 01 Jun 2022
'Back in the --', Beatles track on the 'White Album' The Telegraph General Knowledge 09 May 2022
Federation that dissolved in 1991 The Washington Post Sunday 17 Apr 2022
Space Race country USA Today 12 Apr 2022
Fallen Russian govt Canadiana 21 Mar 2022
Cold War participant: Abbr.
Losing team in the "Miracle on Ice" hockey game New York Times 09 Mar 2022
Bolsheviks' nation The Washington Post Sunday 13 Feb 2022
KGB's country, once Family Time 07 Feb 2022
Where Rocky won in '85 Newsday 29 Jan 2022
Country assigned the .su domain in 1990: Abbr Universal 13 Jan 2022
Khrushchev's nation The Washington Post Sunday 09 Jan 2022
Cold War initials Eugene Sheffer 31 Dec 2021
Where “Moscow girls make me sing and shout,” in a Beatles song Wall Street Journal 14 Dec 2021
Kitchen Debate state, briefly Wall Street Journal 24 Nov 2021
Leningrad’s land, for short New York Times 16 Nov 2021
Cold War side Thomas Joseph 09 Nov 2021
Country that ceased to be in December 1991 The Guardian Weekend 23 Oct 2021
Former association of communist republics Irish Times Simplex 22 Oct 2021
Moscow's country, once: Abbr Universal 22 Oct 2021
Cold War initials LA Times Daily 22 Oct 2021
Cold War initials The Washington Post 22 Oct 2021
USA's rival in the "Miracle on Ice" Universal 21 Oct 2021
Cold War group's letters Family Time 27 Sep 2021
Kazakhstan's former country: Abbr Universal 27 Sep 2021
Space Race country USA Today 24 Sep 2021
Red state, once Newsday 23 Sep 2021
Cold War initials Universal 17 Sep 2021
37 Down, another way Newsday 12 Sep 2021
Cold War country USA Today 11 Sep 2021
Russia, once: Abbr Universal 07 Sep 2021
KGB country LA Times Daily 24 Aug 2021
KGB country The Washington Post 24 Aug 2021
"Back in the ___" (Beatles title) Universal 17 Aug 2021
It raised a major red flag New York Times 07 Aug 2021
"Back in the ___," Beatles song
Russia, once: Abbr Universal 04 Aug 2021
Founding member of the U.N. Security Council New York Times 29 Jul 2021
Cold War side, briefly Universal 19 Jul 2021
Name in a noted '90s breakup New York Times 17 Jul 2021
Country that dissolved in '91 Universal 16 Jul 2021
One of the WWII Allies Newsday 11 Jul 2021
Former abbr. for Russia Newsday 07 Jul 2021
Space race initials The Washington Post 04 Jul 2021
Space race initials LA Times Daily 04 Jul 2021
Beatles title locale Wall Street Journal 03 Jul 2021
Cold War initials Eugene Sheffer 02 Jun 2021
Former abbr. for Russia Newsday 25 May 2021
"Back in the ___," Beatles song
The Beatles' "Back in the ___" Universal 22 May 2021
Old atlas abbr Wall Street Journal 22 May 2021
World power from 1922 to 1991 (Abbr.) USA Today 17 Apr 2021
Cold War letters Universal 20 Mar 2021
Cold War initials The Washington Post 15 Mar 2021
Cold War initials LA Times Daily 15 Mar 2021
Dissolution of Dec. 1991 Newsday 12 Feb 2021
Sov. Union Canadiana 08 Feb 2021
Focus of a 1991 breakup Wall Street Journal 26 Jan 2021
Pre-'91 empire Premier Sunday 10 Jan 2021
"Back in the ___," song by the Beatles
Red letters Newsday 01 Jan 2021
Cold War enemy LA Times Daily 27 Dec 2020
Cold War enemy The Washington Post 27 Dec 2020
"Back in the ___," song The Beatles: Abbr.
Global power that broke up in '91 Universal 01 Dec 2020
Home of the KGB Universal 30 Nov 2020
Cold War country USA Today 21 Nov 2020
"A Gentleman in Moscow" setting, briefly Universal 30 Oct 2020
Cold War letters LA Times Daily 21 Oct 2020
Cold War letters The Washington Post 21 Oct 2020
World power from 1922-1991 USA Today 20 Oct 2020
"Back in the ___," Beatles song
KGB state, once Universal 06 Oct 2020
Khrushchev's fed Premier Sunday 04 Oct 2020
"Back in the ___," Beatles' song: Abbr.
Pre-'91 superpower Premier Sunday 20 Sep 2020
Red letters? Wall Street Journal 03 Sep 2020
Country in a Beatles song The Washington Post 10 Aug 2020
Country in a Beatles song LA Times Daily 10 Aug 2020
Cold War-era letters Newsday 02 Aug 2020
"Back in the ___," Beatles song
KGB organizer Newsday 24 Jul 2020
"Back in the ___" (Beatles' song): Abbr.
Confederation that included Latvia, for short Universal 11 Jul 2020
Cold War side Thomas Joseph 08 Jul 2020
Red state, once, for short New York Times 07 Jul 2020
Geographical inits. until 1991 New York Times 30 Jun 2020
World power initials until 1991 LA Times Daily 28 Jun 2020
World power initials until 1991 The Washington Post 28 Jun 2020
Curses are oddly dropped where 22 across was once opposed
Mir launcher: Abbr The Washington Post 04 Jun 2020
Mir launcher: Abbr LA Times Daily 04 Jun 2020
Cold War initials Universal 31 May 2020
Red states, once Wall Street Journal 26 May 2020
Red states, once New York Times 23 May 2020
Former UN member Newsday 22 May 2020
KGB’s base Wall Street Journal 12 May 2020
Founding member of the U.N. Security Council, for short New York Times 26 Apr 2020
Cold War initials Family Time 23 Mar 2020
What Russia used to be Family Time 02 Mar 2020
'84 Olympics no-show Family Time 24 Feb 2020
Georgia was once a part of it New York Times 14 Feb 2020
Khrushchev’s country: Abbr Wall Street Journal 10 Feb 2020
44-Across' land: Abbr LA Times Daily 04 Feb 2020
44-Across' land: Abbr The Washington Post 04 Feb 2020
"Back in the ___" (Beatles song)
Khrushchev's country USA Today 30 Dec 2019
KGB country LA Times Daily 19 Dec 2019
KGB country The Washington Post 19 Dec 2019
Bloc letters until 1991 The Washington Post Sunday 01 Dec 2019
Cold War nation: Abbr Wall Street Journal 25 Nov 2019
Setting of HBO's 'Chernobyl' The Washington Post Sunday 03 Nov 2019
The Beatles' 'Back in the ___' New York Times 30 Oct 2019
The Beatles' "Back in the ___"
Defunct Asian country, briefly Universal 22 Oct 2019
CCCP, to the West USA Today 15 Oct 2019
World power until 1991, briefly USA Today 20 Sep 2019
MiG developer The Washington Post 19 Sep 2019
MiG developer LA Times Daily 19 Sep 2019
'Back in the ___' (Beatles song) Jonesin 17 Sep 2019
Khrushchev's country: Abbr Universal 11 Sep 2019
Space Race inits The Washington Post 05 Sep 2019
Space Race inits LA Times Daily 05 Sep 2019
Second country to develop the atom bomb Family Time 02 Sep 2019
Red letters? New York Times 25 Aug 2019
Cold War adversary: Abbr Newsday 20 Aug 2019
Pre-'91 world power Premier Sunday 11 Aug 2019
Georgia used to be part of it Jonesin 06 Aug 2019
World power until '91 Premier Sunday 28 Jul 2019
Atlas abbr. before 1991 Family Time 28 Jul 2019
Allegiance of "The Americans" on TV, ironically Universal 16 Jul 2019
State led by Lenin, in brief New York Times 15 Jul 2019
Cold War country: Abbr The Washington Post 09 Jul 2019
Cold War country: Abbr LA Times Daily 09 Jul 2019
Country in a Beatles title The Washington Post 05 Jul 2019
Country in a Beatles title LA Times Daily 05 Jul 2019
'The Evil Empire' (Abbr.) USA Today 03 Jul 2019
"Back in the ___" (Beatles hit) Universal 30 Jun 2019
Former superpower's letters Family Time 23 Jun 2019
Superpower until '91 USA Today 21 Jun 2019
Space Race competitor Newsday 06 Jun 2019
Gorbachev's land: Abbr The Washington Post 27 May 2019
''Rocky IV'' setting Newsday 11 May 2019
"Back in the ___," Beatles song
Largest country until late '91 Universal 20 Apr 2019
Map initials until 1991 Universal 14 Apr 2019
KGB's country Newsday 20 Mar 2019
Cold War inits Universal 03 Mar 2019
SALT signatory Wall Street Journal 02 Mar 2019
Cold War power: Abbr The Washington Post 19 Feb 2019
Cold War power: Abbr LA Times Daily 19 Feb 2019
Setting of several Solzhenitsyn novels The Washington Post Sunday 17 Feb 2019
Estonia's former bloc, briefly USA Today 28 Jan 2019
WWII ally Newsday 10 Jan 2019
SALT signatory
Map initials until 1991
Largest country until late '91
Khrushchev's country: Abbr.
Defunct Asian country, briefly
Cold War initials
Allegiance of "The Americans" on TV, ironically
"Back in the ___" (Beatles hit)
World power until 1991, briefly
Country in a Beatles title
Cold War country: Abbr.
Cold War power: Abbr.
Gorbachev's land: Abbr.
Red letters?
State led by Lenin, in brief
Space Race inits.
"The Evil Empire" (Abbr.)
CCCP, to the West
Estonia's former bloc, briefly
Superpower until '91
MiG developer
Cold War inits.
World power initials until 1991
Pres. Putin was born in it
Cold war country which is actually cold: Abbr.
Space Race contender Newsday 13 Dec 2018
'Evil Empire,' per RWR Wall Street Journal 06 Dec 2018
Dissolved bloc (abbr.) Universal 12 Nov 2018
Former map letters Universal 25 Oct 2018
UN member, 1945-1991 Newsday 07 Oct 2018
He might provide assistance after a crash New York Times 30 Sep 2018
Land in a Beatles song New York Times 26 Sep 2018
Map initials no more Universal 20 Sep 2018
Russians dismiss a sin by old European empire, initially Irish Times Crosaire 10 Sep 2018
"Back in the __" LA Times Daily 02 Sep 2018
'Back in the __' The Washington Post 02 Sep 2018
1922-91 initials New York Times 09 Aug 2018
It broke up in 1991 (Abbr.) USA Today 21 Jul 2018
American ally in W.W. II New York Times 19 Jul 2018
Country in a Beatles title New York Times 28 Jun 2018
World power until 1991 (Abbr.) USA Today 28 Jun 2018
Big part of old maps Universal 26 Jun 2018
It's Russia now Family Time 04 Jun 2018
Dissolver of Dec. 1991 Universal 27 May 2018
World power until 1991 Universal 20 May 2018
It broke up in 1991 The Washington Post Sunday 13 May 2018
Nation of Trump senior, a major power no more
Old map abbr Universal 28 Apr 2018
Eastern Bloc letters until 1991 USA Today 27 Apr 2018
Khrushchev's country: Abbr Wall Street Journal 23 Apr 2018
Russia, pre-1991 Universal 18 Mar 2018
TASS country The Washington Post 08 Mar 2018
TASS country LA Times Daily 08 Mar 2018
70-Down launcher The Washington Post 04 Mar 2018
70-Down launcher LA Times Daily 04 Mar 2018
Cold War country Universal 17 Feb 2018
It dissolved on 12/31/91 Universal 08 Feb 2018
Gorbachev's land: Abbr LA Times Daily 04 Feb 2018
'Miracle on Ice' loser The Washington Post 27 Jan 2018
"Miracle on Ice" loser LA Times Daily 27 Jan 2018
KGB's place USA Today 03 Jan 2018
"Miracle on Ice" loser
Dissolved bloc (abbr.)
Cold War country
Big part of old maps
Nat. where Putin was born
Former map letters
It dissolved on 12/31/91
Map initials no more
Old map abbr.
World power until 1991
Eastern Bloc letters until 1991
It broke up in 1991 (Abbr.)
KGB's place
World power until 1991 (Abbr.)
1922-91 initials
"Evil Empire," per RWR
American ally in W.W. II
Khrushchev's country: Abbr.
Collapsed red giant?
Old atlas abbr.
Country in a Beatles title
Land in a Beatles song
Dissolver of Dec. 1991
Nation that was once led by Stalin: Abbr.
Russia, once Universal 06 Dec 2017
Former world power, for short Jonesin 05 Dec 2017
Cold War participant Thomas Joseph 24 Nov 2017
Superpower of old Universal 22 Nov 2017
KGB's country Wall Street Journal 06 Nov 2017
Brezhnev's fed Premier Sunday 15 Oct 2017
Setting of the 1942 book 'Behind the Urals' The Washington Post Sunday 08 Oct 2017
Group of red states, for short?: Abbr.
Mir launcher Wall Street Journal 09 Sep 2017
Ger. invaded it in June 1941 Wall Street Journal 02 Sep 2017
Sputnik launcher, briefly USA Today 26 Jul 2017
"Back in the ___" Universal 21 Jul 2017
Country renamed in 1991 Universal 11 Jul 2017
Stalin's fed Premier Sunday 09 Jul 2017
Former Communist country Universal 05 Jul 2017
Foe in a four-plus-decade 'war' The Washington Post 17 Jun 2017
Foe in a four-plus-decade "war" LA Times Daily 17 Jun 2017
'Back in the ___' (Beatles tune) Jonesin 30 May 2017
"Back in the ___," Beatles song
Cold War initials USA Today 11 Apr 2017
Cold War superpower
It dissolved in Dec. 1991 Wall Street Journal 10 Feb 2017
Former world power, briefly Universal 05 Feb 2017
Former superpower Newsday 27 Jan 2017
Signer of the SALT agreements The Washington Post 21 Jan 2017
Former Communist country
Cold War initials
Sputnik launcher, briefly
Cold War initials
"Back in the ___"
Country renamed in 1991
Russia, once
Superpower of old
Foe in a four-plus-decade "war"
Former communist state Universal 01 Dec 2016
Second country to develop the atom bomb Universal 26 Nov 2016
Khrushchev's country Universal 08 Oct 2016
Fed. of Brezhnev Premier Sunday 02 Oct 2016
World power inits. until '91 LA Times Daily 28 Sep 2016
Former communist country Universal 23 Sep 2016
Country mentioned on the Beatles' 'White Album' The Washington Post 14 Sep 2016
America's Cold War foe, for short New York Times 05 Sep 2016
Former world power Universal 04 Sep 2016
Lenin's land, for short Universal 08 Aug 2016
Pre-1991 world power Universal 05 Aug 2016
Nation in stunning 1991 news Universal 01 Aug 2016
Superpower no more Universal 23 Jul 2016
Atlas initials until 1991 USA Today 21 Jul 2016
1991 breakup site Wall Street Journal 13 Jul 2016
Gorbachev's nation: Abbr Wall Street Journal 05 Jul 2016
Space race competitor, for short New York Times 23 May 2016
Onetime NATO target The Washington Post 16 May 2016
SALT I participant LA Times Daily 02 May 2016
Country in a classic Beatles title New York Times 29 Mar 2016
Where to 'hear your balalaikas ringing out,' in a Beatles tune The Chronicle of Higher Education 25 Mar 2016
Former gp. of red states? The Chronicle of Higher Education 11 Mar 2016
"Miracle On Ice" losing team Universal 26 Feb 2016
Former Soviet inits Universal 15 Feb 2016
Gorbachev's country, once The Washington Post 05 Feb 2016
Amer. ally in WWII LA Times Daily 02 Feb 2016
SALT party USA Today 23 Jan 2016
Country featured in a Beatles song Universal 22 Jan 2016
Finishes tiramisu, brownies, macaroons from recipe in old part of Eastern Europe Irish Times Crosaire 16 Jan 2016
Let out of Ulster's old empire in the east Irish Times Crosaire 15 Jan 2016
Where to "hear your balalaikas ringing out," in a Beatles tune
Former gp. of red states?
Space race competitor, for short
America's Cold War foe, for short
Atlas initials until 1991
SALT party
Superpower no more
Second country to develop the atom bomb
Pre-1991 world power
Nation in stunning 1991 news
Former communist country
SALT I participant
Country featured in a Beatles song
Former Soviet inits.
Stalin's domain Newsday 01 Jan 2016
Lenin's land, for short
Amer. ally in WWII
'Back in the ' Eugene Sheffer 29 Dec 2015
KGB's home Thomas Joseph 26 Dec 2015
Cold War inits Eugene Sheffer 24 Dec 2015
Kazakhstan was once part of it (abbr.) The Washington Post 21 Dec 2015
Cold War power Eugene Sheffer 30 Nov 2015
KGB's nation Wall Street Journal 23 Nov 2015
"Back in the ___" (Beatles jam) USA Today 07 Nov 2015
Onetime USA foe USA Today 06 Nov 2015
Moscow's land, once USA Today 30 Oct 2015
Country established in 1922 and dissolved in 1991, in short Irish Times Simplex 28 Sep 2015
Cold War country, briefly Universal 26 Sep 2015
Cold War initials Newsday 22 Sep 2015
Brezhnev's domain Universal 15 Sep 2015
1991 breakup newsmaker New York Times 13 Sep 2015
"Back in the ___" (Beatles tune) USA Today 19 Aug 2015
Former association of communist republics Irish Times Simplex 17 Aug 2015
Old map abbr Eugene Sheffer 11 Aug 2015
SALT talks participant Wall Street Journal 03 Aug 2015
CIS predecessor USA Today 19 Jul 2015
Moscow's land, once (Abbr.) Universal 13 Jul 2015
CCCP, in English USA Today 06 Jul 2015
Cold War participant USA Today 27 Jun 2015
One 29-Across of the U.S. in W.W. II New York Times 09 Jun 2015
BOAC flier's destination in a 1968 song LA Times Daily 30 May 2015
Former communist country, briefly USA Today 11 May 2015
Lenin's land, for short New York Times 13 Apr 2015
Setting of the first Tintin comic Newsday 11 Apr 2015
KGB funder Premier Sunday 05 Apr 2015
Cold war inits Universal 27 Mar 2015
Gorbachev's land, for short New York Times 17 Mar 2015
UN member until 1991 Newsday 08 Mar 2015
Cold War rival of the USA USA Today 04 Mar 2015
Gorbachev's nation, once Universal 26 Feb 2015
"Back in the ___" (Beatles jam) Universal 08 Feb 2015
Gorbachev's land New York Times 19 Jan 2015
Cold War abbr Premier Sunday 18 Jan 2015
Beatles were "Back in" it
Where The Beatles went "Back" to?
L.A. Olympics boycotter
Beatles "Back in the ___"
Pre-'91 empire
KGB funder
BOAC flier's destination in a 1968 song
Cold War adversary: Abbr.
Cold War abbr.
"Back in the ___" (Beatles jam)
"Back in the ___" (Beatles tune)
CCCP, in English
CIS predecessor
Cold War participant
Cold War rival of the USA
Former communist country, briefly
Moscow's land, once
Onetime USA foe
Nation that banned "Doctor Zhivago": Abbr.
KGB's nation
"Miracle on Ice" upset victims
Bloc that included modern Moldova
Federation satirized in "Animal Farm"
State that was the eventual result of the Russian Revolution: Abbr.
One 29-Across of the U.S. in W.W. II
Lenin's land, for short
Gorbachev's land, for short
Gorbachev's land
1991 breakup newsmaker
"Evil empire," to Pres. Reagan
It broke up in 1991 (abbr.)
World superpower until 1991
WWII ally
UN member until 1991
Setting of the first Tintin comic
Former UN member
Cold War initials
"Back in the ___" (Beatles jam)
Brezhnev's domain
Cold War country, briefly
Cold war inits.
Former world power
Gorbachev's nation, once
Moscow's land, once (Abbr.)
"Back in the ___""
Abbr. in outdated atlases
Lith. and Ukr. were part of it
Empire until '91
Vanished superpower
Now, it's just Russia
Gorby's former domain
Cold War rival of the USA
Cold War foe, briefly
"Miracle on Ice" losing team
World power until 1991
"Back in the ___" (Beatles song)
Cold War letters
Cold War principal
World power until 1991: Abbr.
'84 Olympics boycotter
Sputnik's birthplace, for short
1984 Olympics no-show
Billy Joel's Beatles cover "Back in the ___"
Brezhnev's land
Red giant that disintegrated?
KGB creator
Russia, on old maps
World power until 1991: Abbr.
"Back in the ___"
Khrushchev's land, for short
Group of red states, for short?
Boycotter of the '84 L.A. Olympics
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty signatory, briefly
'84 Olympics boycotter
Initialism in a Beatles title
Cold War letters
Cold War adversary
Country that launched Sputnik: Abbr.
It broke up in 1991
Miracle on Ice loser of '80
World power until 1991: Abbr.
KGB country
KGB's milieu
Russia was part of it
Where the Beatles were "Back in"?
Miracle on Ice loser of '80
Biggest breakup of 1991
Georgia was part of it: Abbr.
Bygone U.N. member
Cold War country: Abbr.
Cold War inits.
Superpower until 1991
Lenin's land
Gorbachev led it last
Stalin's land
Cold War power, briefly
Cold War initials
Ally of E. Germany
"Evil empire" initials
Stalin's land, in brief
"Back in the ___"
Apt anagram of "Russ."
SALT I signer
Five-Year Plan nation
Red giant that's broken apart
One-time Red giant
Nation that dissolved in 1991
Letters for an ex-superpower
It dissolved in December 1991
"Miracle on Ice" losing team
It ceased to be in Dec. 1991
Bygone U.N. member
BOAC destination in a Beatles hit
Khrushchev's country (abbr.)
Cold War country: Abbr.
Former world power (Abbr.)
Gorbachev's former domain
Cold War opponent: Abbr.
Former geopolitical letters
KGB's country
UN member until '91
Gorby's domain, once
Cold War initials
1984 Summer Games boycotter
It dissolved in December 1991
U.S. ally in WWII
Space-race participant
Software purchaser
Russia, once
Bygone national acronym
Warsaw Pact member
Brezhnev's land
Cold War letters
Cold War participant
It dissolved in Dec. 1991
Mir launcher
Russia, before 1991
Political org. until 1991
Mir launcher
Gorbachev's nation
1984 summer Olympics no-show
"Back in the ___" (Beatles song)
"Back in the ___" (Beatles hit)
Fighter of a brutal and ineffective ten-year war in Afghanistan
Sputnik launcher
Red power, initially
Pre-1991 atlas abbr.
SALT party
Cold-war inits.
"Back in the___" (1968 song)
Former Security Council member
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Pre-1991 superpower
Former Russian nation: Abbr.
1979 Afghanistan invader: Abbr.
Cold War initials
Georgia was a part of it: Abbr.
It broke up in 1991: Abbr.
Red power, initially
Old map initials
Old NATO target
Sputnik launcher
SALT participant
Red state, once
Reagan's "evil empire," for short
Locale in a Beatles title
"Back in the ___"
"Back in the ___" (Beatles song)
Brezhnev's initials?
One-time Red giant (abbr.)
Pre-1991 atlas abbr.
WWII power
Country founded in 1922 (abbr.)
Cold War inits.
It broke up in 1991: Abbr.
Georgia was a part of it: Abbr.
1979 Afghanistan invader: Abbr.
Old map initials
"Back in the ___, you don't know how lucky you are, boy"
Reagan's "evil empire"
"Miracle on Ice" opponent
Outdated globe letters
Pre-1991 atlas abbr.
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Pre-1991 atlas abbr.
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"Evil empire" of the '80s
1984 Olympics boycotter
1-Down's land
"Evil empire" initials
Red letters?
Old NATO worry
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Notable breakup of 1991
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SALT party
Political org. until 1991
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Old Eurasian letters
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Gorbachev's fed.
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"Back in the ___" (Beatles)
Cold War letters
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"Back in the ___" (Beatles song)
Pres. Reagan's "evil empire"
Gp. dissolved 12/26/1991
Brezhnev's land, in brief
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Cold War superpower
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Red letters
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Country in a Beatles song
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The Beatles' "Back in the ___"
1980 Winter Olympics host
State in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
US' cold-war adversary
SALT talks participant
Gp. dissolved 12/26/1991
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Pres. Reagan's "evil empire"
Zangief's country in "Street Fighter II"
Locale in a 1968 Beatles song
It disappeared on Dec. 26, 1991
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CCCP, in English
Cold War empire: Abbr.
Former Eurasian superpower
Khrushchev's country
One-time Red giant
Gorbachev's country (abbr.)
Fed. dissolved by the Belavezha Accords
Cold War letters
WWII U.S. ally
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Where "the Ukraine girls really knock me out"
See 4-Down
Mir launcher
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SALT superpower
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Old atlas initials
Moscow's former country: Abbr.
Nation in Dec. 1991 news
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Stalingrad's land, for short
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"Back in the ___"
Red giant now in pieces?
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It died in 1991
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Extinct red giant
"Back in the ___"
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KGB's place
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"Back in the ___" (Beatles hit)
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Moscow was its cap.
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'84 Olympics boycotter
Country founded in 1922
Old atlas abbr.
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Former GDR ally
Home to every undisputed world chess champions during the 1950's and 1960's
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Boycotter of the L.A. Games
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Reagan's "evil empire"
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Sputnik launcher
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Moscow was its cap.
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Soyuz 1 launcher
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Red letters?
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Mir launcher
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Country featured in a Beatles song
Former Red giant
It broke up in Dec. of '91
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Mir launcher
Outdated globe letters
Locale in a Beatles song
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Country dissolved Dec. 8, 1991
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RWR's "evil empire"
Ray Stevens' "Surfin' ___"
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Bygone atlas listing
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Mir launcher
Cold War inits.
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1984 Olympics no-show
Former U.N. power
Five-Year Plan empire
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Old polit. letters
Red letters?
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Intl. power, once
"Back in the ___" (Beatles song)
U.N. member through 1991
Letters on an old Asian map
See 1-Across
Stalin's empire
SALT I signer
Gorbachev was its last leader: Abbr.
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Beatles song "Back in the ___"
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Red letters?
Old map letters
Cold War rival: Abbr.
"Back in the ___": Beatles
"Back in the __"
Cold War abbr.
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1984 summer Olympics no-show
Cold War rival: Abbr.
George Kennan specialty
Pre-1992 map abbr.
Red giant now broken up
SALT I signer
"Back in the __"
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Old map letters
SALT party
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Red letters?
SALT party
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Ctry. announcing an Olympic pull-out on 5/7/84
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Former UN Security Council member
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SALT party
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Locale in a Beatles song
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Tass country: Abbr.
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Its parts included an Arm. and a Lat.
Moscow was its cap.
Gorby's domain
Atlas abbr. until 1991
Nikita's realm, once
Atlas abbr. until 1991
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Former map initials
Red giant that's broken apart
WWII power
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Nation that dissolved in 1991
Reagan's "Evil Empire" (abbr.)
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Tass country: Abbr.
Former map initials
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Former map abbr.
Beatles' "Back in the __"
Cold war rival: Abbr.
WWII power
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Cold war rival: Abbr.
Former map letters
Former power
Khrushchev's domain
Soviet Union, briefly
Stalin's domain
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Former U.N. member
It dissolved in December 1991
The Beatles' "Back in the ___"
WWII ally
Country founded in 1922: Abbr.
Moscow's land, once: Abbr.
Where Kalinin was pres.
Country in a 1969 Beatles song title
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WWII ally
Khrushchev's country: Abbr.
Cold war country: Abbr.
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Former UN member
"Back in the ___": Beatles
Country in a 1969 Beatles song
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Former empire
Letters on old maps
Letters on an old map of Asia
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NATO target
It's Russia now
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Cold War gp.
Cosmonaut's country, for short
Country in a Beatles song title
Tass country
Cold War power
Five-Year Plan nation
Cold War gp.
CCCP, to us
1980 Olympics host
Frequent David Remnick topic
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Former "evil empire"
Cold war foe
Former geopolitical initials
Stalin's domain
Former world power, shortly
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1968 Beatles' hit "Back in the ___"
20th C. superpower
Russia, once
Beatles' hit "Back in the ___"
Five-Year Plan nation
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Former super power, briefly
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Former world power: abbr.
World power, once
"Back in the ___" (Beatles tune)
UN member, once
Nation in Dec. 1991 news
Biggest breakup of 1991
CIS precursor (5)
Locale in a Beatles title
Gorbachev's country: Abbr.
Onetime rival of 25 Down
Cold War country, briefly
Kamchatka to Kaliningrad, once
It became the CIS
It's been dead a decade
Country in a "White Album" title
Superpower until 1991
"Back in the _____" (Beatles tune)
Subject of a whimsical "White Album" tune
<I>Back in the ___<I>
Space race participant
"Evil Empire," according to Reagan
Former UN power
"Back in the _____" (Beatles)
CCCP on 20th-century maps
UN member until 1991
Warsaw Pact land
Cold War power
Khrushchev's land: Abbr.
Stalin's empire, briefly
SALT signatory
Khrushchev's concern
Atlas abbr. before 1991
CCCP, in English
Russia formerly
Subj. of a 1991 breakup
Russia was part of it: Abbr.
Brezhnev's land
Former superpower
Former map abbr.
It died in 1991 at the age of 68
Cold War adversary
Beatles. hit Back in the ___
Fed. that dissolved in 1991
Cold War country, for short
It annexed Latvia in '40
World power until '91
Pre-CIS nation
Pre-1991 world power
Pre-1991 superpower
It dissolved in Dec. '91
Collapsed empire
'84 Olymmpics no-show
Lenin's land: Abbr.
Khrushchev's country
Dec. 1991 newsmaker
Former federation
Former Soviet inits.
Russia used to be a part of it (abbr.)
Former Warsaw Pact member
Initials on old maps
"The Evil Empire"
"Evil Empire"
Former geopolitical initials
"Back in the _____" (Beatles jam)
Reagan's "Evil Empire"
Once powerful ltrs.
Beatles song "Back in the _____"
Khrushchev's realm: Abbr.
Cold war superpower
Atlas abbr. before 1991
Former world power, for short
Gorbachev was its last pres.
Former Warsaw Pact nation
Country in a Beatles song
Russia at one point
1984 Olympics boycotter
Warsaw Pact country: abbr.
Gorby's crumbled empire: abbr.
Gorby's realm, once: Abbr.
Where Gorbachev ruled: Abbr.
One of the Allies of W.W. II
Stalin's domain
Former gt. power
Former G.D.R. ally
Former rival of the USA
1980 Olympics host
It broke up in Dec. 1991
Pre-1991 atlas abbr.
Nation disbanded in 1991
Stalin's map: Abbr.
Stalin's gov.
Former Eurasian superpower
Cold War enemy
Former Red letters
Former Russ. federation
Former UN intials
Once-mighty initials
Now CIS
Former UN member
Aka CCCP
Stalin's realm
C.I.S. predecessor
Bear country?
90-Down's land
1980 Olympics host
Warsaw Pact country
Country in a 1969 Beatles song
UN group of yore
Powers' crash site: abbr.
The Beatles' "Back in the ____"
Stalin's land
CCCP was on its stamps
Red letters
Lenin's land: Abbr.
SALT participant
Space race participant
Ex-superpower
Former largest nation, for short
Former inits. in Kiev
C.I.S., once
Former world pwr.
Gorby's domain, once
Rus., Ukr., etc., once
Stalin ruled it
Khrushchev's land: Abbr.
It's now C.I.S.
"Back in the ___": Beatles
Where the Ussuri flows
U.N. member
Former cold-war antagonist
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A neighbor of Pol.
K.G.B. country
Korbut's homeland: Abbr.
Home of the K.G.B.
"Red" initials
Warsaw Pact participant
World's largest land
"Back in the ___" (Beatles)
Buryat Republic's locale
Russia's locale
An Afg. neighbor
Sputnik's birthplace
Gorbachev's country: Abbr.
Eurasian nation: Abbr.
Superpower's initials
Largest nation: Abbr.
"Back in the __" (Beatles)
Bearish initials
Member of the U.N.
World's largest country
Land of bears?
Georgia's loc.
Security Council mem.
Muscovite's home
U.N. nation
World's largest oil producer
Cold-war adversary
Kazakh, Uzbeck et al.
World power
Helsinki signatory
Initials since 1922
Crimea's locale
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Sputnik's bpl.
Neighbor of Afgh.
World power
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Kremlin initials
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Eur. land
World power: Abbr.
Vodka-land initials
Gromyko's land: Abbr.
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Poland's neighbor: Abbr.
Where Archangel is
Great power
U.N. initials
Where the Dnieper flows
Home of 56 Across: Abbr.
Eur. state
Georgia, etc.: Abbr.
Home of N. K. V. D.
Soviet Union.
"Rocky IV" setting
Home of the borzoi.
Its motto was "Workers of the world, unite!": Abbr.
Red letters of a grim power.
"Back in the ___"
Member nation of the U. N.
Winter Olympics winner.
Nation that launched the first satellite
Its flag had a hammer and sickle
Former state whose motto was "Workers of the world, unite!"
Country where Bernie Sanders honeymooned
1960 European Championship winner
"Spies Like Us" setting
"Rocky IV" setting: Abbr.
"Red Heat" setting, briefly
U. N. member.
U. N. initials.
Shostakovich's land.
Neighbor of China.
Familiar initials.
Initials of a country.
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Large land mass.
Where the Don flows: Abbr.
Nureyev's land.
Leonov's land.
Initials in the news.
Pasternak's country: Abbr.
Kohler's post.
Home of ballet.
China's neighbor.
Where Georgia is: Abbr.
Sputnik land.
Security Council member.
Initials in the headlines
See 51 Across.
Home of the Reds.
Eastern nation: Abbr.
Archangel's country: Abbr.
Muzjik's habitat.
United Nation.
Amb. Thompson's post.
Kremlin monogram.
Initials in U. N.
Hammer and sickle monogram.
Hammer and sickle.
Hammer and sickle land.
Country in headlines.
Armenia, Georgia, Moldavia, etc.
Uzbek, Tadzhik, et al.
Sputnik's birthplace.
Part of the globe.
Gargantuan land.
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Llewellyn Thompson's new post.
Country.
Country of the sudden shake-up.
Land of B and K.
Amb. Bohlen's post.
Communist stronghold.
Manufacturer of Iron Curtains.
Home of the M. V. D.
Part of the world in darkness.
The Great Enigma.
Turkomen, Uzbek, etc.
Malik's land.
Sixteen constituent republics.
Member of the U. N.
Member of the Paris conference.
Malik's country.
Upholder of veto right in U. N.
One of the Big Three: Initials.
UNO member.
U.N. member.
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