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| saltwort |
any of several related plants native to Europe and Asia that grow on salty soil or beaches, esp. Russian thistle. |
| Samoyed |
one of a Russian breed of dog that had a thick white or cream-colored coat, a bushy tail, and erect ears, used to pull sleds and herd reindeer. [1/3 definitions] |
| tovarich |
(Russian) comrade. |
| troika |
a Russian carriage pulled by three horses, or a team of horses matched to pull such a carriage. [1/2 definitions] |
| verst |
a Russian unit of length equivalent to 3,500 feet or about two-thirds of a mile (1.067 kilometers). |
| Vladimir Ilyich Lenin |
a Russian Communist revolutionary leader and premier of the Soviet Union from 1917 to 1924 (b.1870--d.1924). |
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