| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| PUTIN | Vladimir of Russia |
| PUTIN | Vladimir of the Kremlin |
| LENIN | Vladimir of Red Square. |
| ARTUR | Keyboard contemporary of Vladimir |
| SAMUELBECKETT | Creator of Vladimir and Estragon |
| ARTURO | Conductor friend of pianist Vladimir |
| ADA | Start of a Vladimir Nabokov novel |
| KGB | Background of Vladimir Putin, for short |
| NABOKOV | "Lolita" novelist Vladimir ..., creator of the first Russian crosswords |
| TOD | "The Chronicles of Vladimir ..." (hit young adult book series about a vampire) |
