| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| RAISA | Soviet First Lady |
| RAISA | Last Soviet first lady |
| RAISA | Former Soviet First Lady |
| RAISAGORBACHEV | Former Soviet first lady |
| LENIN | First Soviet premier |
| LENIN | First Soviet leader |
| LENIN | First Premier of Soviet Russia. |
| VOSTOK | Program for the first Soviet cosmonauts |
| IGOR | ... Olshansky, first Soviet-born N.F.L. player |
| APOLLOSOYUZ | First joint flight of the U.S. and Soviet space programs |
| YELTSINSINSTYLE | Issue of a U.S. beauty magazine historic for being the first sent to post-Soviet Russia? |
