Sentence:  Nikolai Cherkasov , the <WSD>Russian</WSD> actor who has played such heroic roles as Alexander Nevsky and Ivan the Terrible , performs the lanky Don Quixote , and does so with a simple dignity that bridges the inner nobility and the surface absurdity of this poignant man . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  of or pertaining to or characteristic of Russia or its people or culture or language