The Guardian - Weekend crossword No 357 - Nov 4 2017

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Acronym for Soviet special labour camps GULAG
Alexander __, leader of the Russian provisional government from July to November 1917 KERENSKY
Austrian royal house which ruled the Holy Roman Empire 1438-1740 HABSBURG
Battleship which fired on the 9 Palace on 7 November 1917 AURORA
Decree under 3 with the force of law UKASE
Eponymous hero of a 1958 play by Samuel Beckett KRAPP
Former system of Russian government prior to 1917 TSARISM
French city at the confluence of the Rhône and Saône LYON
Indian cricketing all-rounder KapilDev
John __, author of Ten Days that Shook the World REED
Largest of the Inner Hebrides SKYE
Nom de guerre of Joseph Dzhugashvili STALIN
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Nom de guerre of Lev Bronstein TROTSKY
Nom de guerre of Vladimir Ulyanov LENIN
Russian river that discharges into the Caspian Sea VOLGA
Russian royal family until 1917 ROMANOV
Spanish for nothing NADA
Susie __, Countdown lexicographer DENT
The capital of 6 NASSAU
The original cynic? DIOGENES
The sign of the Ram? ARIES
The __, archipelago north of Cuba BAHAMAS
__ Duncan, minister at the Foreign Office ALAN
__ Palace, seat of government stormed on the night of 7 November 1917 WINTER