| VOSTOK | Largest lake of Antarctica, named from the Russian for 'east' (6) |
| ROSS | The ___ Dependency: area of Antarctica named after a Royal Navy officer and polar explorer (4) |
| ROSSSEA | Deep bay of Antarctica named after a British polar explorer (4,3) |
| ZIMA | Beverage brand named from the Russian word for "winter" |
| SOYUZ | Series of manned Soviet spacecraft named from the Russian "union" (5) |
| GULAGS | Acronym for penal colonies derived from the Russian for chief camp administration (6) |
| ALASKA | What did the United States buy from the Russian Empire for $7.2 million in 1867? (6) |
| ASTATKI | From the Russian for "remnants", fuel derived from petroleum distillation leftovers |
| VINSON | Highest mountain of Antarctica, in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains (6,6) |
| MASSIF | Highest mountain of Antarctica, in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains (6,6) |
| LAMBDA | The French doctor says yes in Russian for L (6) |
| BELUGA | Name for a small whale, derived from Russian for "white" |
| NANSEN | ____ passports were first issued to refugees from the Russian civil war, in 1922 |
| SPUTNIK | Derived from the Russian for "fellow traveller", what were early Soviet satellites? (7) |
| BISTROS | Restaurants said to get their name from the Russian for 'quick' (7) |
| VODKA | Drink that comes from the Russian for "water" |
| STOLI | Brand name from the Russian for "capital" |
| GULAG | Acronym derived from the Russian for chief camp administration (5) |
| TROIKA | Ruling threesome, from the Russian |
| BABUSHKA | Headscarf from the Russian for "grandma" |
