Russian Loanwords

How many of these borrowed English words from Russian can you name?

The first letter of the word has been given to help.

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Definition

Word

A coniferous forest consisting of pines, spruces, and larches

Taiga

A wide estuary formed at the mouth of multiple rivers where flow is limited by a bar

Liman

False or misleading information deliberate spread for deception or personal gain

Disinformation

A large sturgeon or whale

Beluga

A dish with sauteed beef in a sauce of mustard and sour cream

Beef stroganoff

The currency in Russia and Belarus

Ruble

Gorbachev's policy of openness and transparency

Glasnost

Relating to the country of Kazakhstan

Kazakh

A Russian monarch

C/Z

Tsar/Czar

A Russian territory, such as Krasnoyarsk Perm, or Krasnodar

Krai

A biome known for very low vegetation and frozen soil

Tundra

A sport and self-defense technique developed in the USSR

Sambo

A merengue-based dessert popular in Australia and New Zealand

Pavlova

Dark, humus-rich soil of the Russian steppes

Chernozem

Gorbachev's policy of restructuring the economy

Perestroika

An infertile, acidic soil found in subarctic climates

Podzol

The seat of the Russian government in Moscow

Kremlin

A fur hat with flaps that can be tied town

Ushanka

A Soviet former prison camp

Gulag

A Russian astronaut

Cosmonaut

A worker's council that followed the socialist ideology; _____ Union

Soviet

A large, extinct, hairy elephant-like mammal that had tusks

Mammoth

A triangular mandolin with three strings

Balalaika

A division similar to a province or region; what Russia and Ukraine are divided into

Oblast

The communists in the Russian Civil War

Bolshevik

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