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Cards (52)
Section 1
(50 cards)
mammoth
any of a genus of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair
apparatchik
a member of a Communist apparat
cravat
a band or scarf worn around the neck
soviet
an elected governmental council in a Communist country
baba
a rich cake soaked in a rum and sugar syrup
barabara
a sod or turf hut of northern Siberia or of Alaska
taiga
a moist subarctic forest dominated by conifers (such as spruce and fir) that begins where the tundra ends
Permian
of, relating to, or being the last period of the Paleozoic era or the corresponding system of rocks
polka
a lively couple dance of Bohemian origin in duple time with a basic pattern of hop-step-close-step
vampire
the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
sevruga
a gray caviar from a sturgeon of the Caspian Sea with roe that is smaller than that of osetra
purga
an intense arctic snowstorm occurring usually in flat open country and characterized by severe cold and wind-driven snow
samovar
an urn with a spigot at its base used especially in Russia to boil water for tea
kielbasa
a smoked sausage of Polish origin
balalaika
a usually 3-stringed instrument of Russian origin with a triangular body played by plucking or strumming
sable
the color black
gopak
a Ukrainian folk dance with heel beats
borzoi
any of a breed of large dogs developed in Russia especially for pursuing wolves that have a long silky usually white coat with darker markings
Cossack
a member of any of a number of autonomous communities drawn from various ethnic and linguistic groups (such as Slavs, Tatars, and Circassians) that formed in Ukraine, southern Russia, the Caucasus Mountains, and Siberia after about 1400 and that were completely incorporated into czarist Russia during the 18th and 19th centuries
barukhzy
afghan hound
Sputnik
any of a series of earth-orbiting satellites launched by the Soviet Union beginning in 1957
kovsh
a ladle or drinking vessel with a boat-shaped bowl and a handle at one end
tchotchke
knickknack, trinket
babka
a glazed sweet bread made with dried fruit (such as raisins)
Slav
a person whose native tongue is a Slavic language
nebbish
a timid, meek, or ineffectual person
kishke
beef or fowl casing stuffed (as with meat, flour, and spices) and cooked
feldsher
a medical or surgical practitioner without full professional qualifications or status in some east European countries and especially Russia
troika
a Russian vehicle drawn by three horses abreast
robot
a machine that resembles a living creature in being capable of moving independently (as by walking or rolling on wheels) and performing complex actions (such as grasping and moving objects)
slave
a person held in servitude as the chattel of another
pogrom
an organized massacre of helpless people
glasnost
a Soviet policy permitting open discussion of political and social issues and freer dissemination of news and information
trepak
a fiery Ukrainian folk dance performed by men and featuring the leg-flinging prisiadka
knish
a small round or square of dough stuffed with a filling (such as potato) and baked or fried
parka
a hooded fur pullover garment for arctic wear
cheka
secret police (as in a Communist-dominated country) having virtually unrestrained power over life and death
Beetewk
a Russian breed of heavy draft horses
Siberia
vast region of northern Asia chiefly in Russia extending from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean and from the Arctic Ocean into northern Kazakhstan and to the borders of China and Mongolia; roughly coextensive with Russia in Asia
kremlin
the citadel of a Russian city
babushka
a usually triangularly folded kerchief for the head
kasha
a porridge made usually from buckwheat groats
nelma
inconnu: an unknown person
Bolshevik
a member of the extremist wing of the Russian Social Democratic party that seized power in Russia by the Revolution of November 1917
lokshen
noodles
gulag
the penal system of the U.S.S.R. consisting of a network of labor camps
tundra
a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
perestroika
the policy of economic and governmental reform instituted by Mikhail Gorbachev in the Soviet Union during the mid-1980s
paprika
a usually mild red condiment consisting of the dried finely ground pods of various sweet peppers
aul
a Caucasian mountain or desert settlement (such as a village)
Section 2
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