The 20th-Century Russian Novel: Revolution, Terror, Resistance

Between Dog & Wolf 84-99

Sara Laine

pg. 84 — Negru de Purcari

A very fancy red wine

Pg. 84  magpie
A type of bird, magpies are members of the Corvid family which makes them distant relatives to crows. They are among the most intelligent bird species, said to never forget the face of those who have wronged them, and have a reputation for stealing food as well as using their long, sharp beaks in "swooping" attacks to gouge out people's eyes.  

Pg. 85  mage
Another word for a person who uses magic

Pg. 85  River Nerl
A tributary of the Volga River

Pg. 86  Brugge
A city in northwestern Belgium

Pg. 86  Bydogoshchi
Presumably another spelling of the Polish city of Bydogoszcz

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