| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ALEXEI | Kosygin of the USSR |
| ALEKSEI | Kosygin of the Soviet Union |
| TASS | News agency of the USSR |
| RUSSIA | Largest part of the USSR |
| LENIN | First head of the USSR |
| RAISA | .. Gorbachev, last first lady of the USSR |
| RUSSIA | One of the R's in the USSR |
| SALTII | 1979 treaty derailed by the USSR invasion of Afghanistan |
