| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| USSR | Russia, once |
| TSARDOM | Russia, once |
| SSR | Russia, once (abbr.) |
| SSR | Russia, once: Abbr. |
| TSAR | Big man in Russia, once |
| SSR | Acronym for Russia or Estonia, once |
| COSSACKS | Once-autonomous people of southern Russia |
| ETO | It once stretched from France to Russia: Abbr. |
