The Short Stories of Mikhail Zoshchenko Glossary

by Mikhail Zoshchenko

The Short Stories of Mikhail Zoshchenko Glossary

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Othek

Sketch

Upravdomy

Building managers

Proletarian

Ordinary, working class

Disparity

Polarity, imbalance

Gleaned

Derived, obtained

Ambivalent

Unsure, hesitating

Parodic

Artwork that means to imitate something or someone

Disdain

Snobbishness, scorn

Ephemeral

Cursory, fleeting

Feuilleton

Part of a daily that deals with mainly light literature like review, criticism, fictional writing etc.

Skaz

To tell (Russian)

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