| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SOVIET | Like Russia before 1991 |
| USSR | Russia, before 1991 |
| TSARIST | Like Russia before 1917 |
| TSARIST | Like Russia, before the revolution |
| SSR | Belarus, before 1991 |
| SOVIETS | Russians, before 1991 |
| SSR | Ukr., before 1991 |
| SSR | Red letters, before 1991 |
| SSR | Georgia, before 1991 (abbr.) |
| SSR | Map abbr. before 1991 |
| USSR | Atlas abbr. before 1991 |
| CCCP | Red letters, before 1991 |
| AKEEM | Basketball's Olajuwan, before 1991 |
| SSR | Latvia, before 1991: Abbr. |
| SSRS | United entities before 1991: Abbr. |
| LADD | Diane of "A Kiss Before Dying," 1991 |
| UKRAINE | Country whose name was commonly preceded by "the" before 1991 |
