1.   A procurator is the Russian equivalent of a prosecuting attorney in the United States.

2.   It was among the first U.S. companies to develop a unit investment fund, the Russian equivalent of a mutual fund, for investors in Russia.

3.   Minatom, the Russian equivalent of our Department of Energy, is in charge of handling and disposing of the stuff.

4.   One of the entities sanctioned on Wednesday is Glavkosmos, which is the Russian equivalent of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

5.   The attack submarine is designed to hunt down the Russian equivalent of the Trident in deep water.

6.   The facility is the Russian equivalent of the Kennedy Space Center.

7.   The Ministry is the Russian equivalent of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

8.   The Russian Federation Commission on Securities and the Capital Market, the Russian equivalent of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, approved rules that regulate unit investment funds.

9.   These engines have a life expectancy five to eight times longer than their cheaper Russian equivalents, Gavva said.

10.   A thief in law is the Russian equivalent of a made man in the Mafia.