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Soviet Union Decoder

Can you decode the hidden message by using the first letters of words related to the Soviet Union and its history?
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Lindwyrm
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Last updated: December 13, 2025
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First submittedDecember 11, 2025
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W
War fought against Finland in 1939-1940
Winter War
O
Month of the Julian calendar in which the Bolsheviks seized power
October
R
Currency used by the Soviet Union
Ruble
K
He made a secret speech, denouncing his predecessor
Khrushchev
E
The northernmost Baltic SSR
Estonia
R
Royal dynasty overthrown by the Bolsheviks
Romanov
S
Battle that marked the turning point of WWII
Stalingrad
O
A common subdivision found in Soviet Republics
Oblast
F
Centralized plans that assisted in the development of the Soviet economy
Five-year plans
T
A period of reduced tensions during the Cold War
Thaw
H
Tool that appears on the flag of the USSR along with a sickle
Hammer
E
Director of "Battleship Potemkin" (surname)
Eisenstein
W
Alliance of socialist Nations led by the USSR
Warsaw Pact
O
Autonomous subdivision for certain indigenous peoples in the RSFSR
Okrug
R
Official name of the Soviet Armed Forces during WWII
Red Army
L
The man who led the revolution and founded the Union
Lenin
D
Birth surname of Joseph Stalin
Dzhugashvili
U
The Chernobyl disaster happened in this SSR
Ukraine
N
Secret police of the Soviet Union from 1934 to 1946
NKVD
I
According to Churchill, this divided the Eastern and Western blocs
Iron curtain
T
Small socialist Country that was annexed by the USSR in 1944
Tuva
E
River where US-Soviet forces met in WWII
Elbe
If you're reading this,good effort!
Hidden Message
Workers of the world, unite!
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4 Comments
baptistegorce
+3
Level 57
Dec 11, 2025
Good one!

I'm nitpicking but could the starting letters of the remaining answers appear when the secret quote is found? That's the case on most decoders, easy to implement and satisfying for quiztakers. ;-)

Lindwyrm
+1
Level 82
Dec 11, 2025
done
Maxibon
+2
Level 73
Dec 11, 2025
Lovely work here, as always!
Kingsfisher
+2
Level 69
Dec 12, 2025
I like the questions of this quiz!
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