Crossword Nexus Acrostics

Acrostic #1: Russian Dollhouse

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Hello everyone and welcome! I'm so glad you've decided to be a patron of the acrostic arts. You've gotten in on the ground floor of what I hope will be something special going forward.

Today's puzzle is a chunky 300-character quote, so if you're using https://crosswordnexus.com/solve/ make sure to hit F11 for the optimal experience. As always, you can open the puzzle in XWord as well (https://github.com/mrichards42/xword/releases/latest)

A common thing in acrostic construction is to make some of the entries relate to the quote in some way. I tend not to do that, preferring instead to have the entries be as interesting as possible. In today's puzzle, however, one entry is very much related to the puzzle's source in a way I can't mention without spoilers. And two other entries ... let's call them "thematic" instead of "dupey."

If you enjoy, I'd very much appreciate if you spread the word! I'll see you back here on the 25th.