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  pg. 124 – Pythagorus (Pythagorean) 
  Pythagorus (c. 571 - c. 497 B.C.E.) was a Greek philosopher best known for his teachings regarding immortality and reincarnation as well as his mathematical theorem called the Pythagorean theorem. This theorem states that the square of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. While the impact of his philosophical and mathematical teachings is immense, little is known about specific biographic details. Some less famous teachings focused on human virtue towards all living beings as well as how the "number" in math cleared the mind and left space for rationality. 

  pg. 124 – Hippocrates (Hippocratic) 
  Hippocrates (c. 460 - 375 B.C.) was a Greek physician known as the "founder of medicine." While most at the time attributed illness to religion and superstition, Hippocrates taught that all disease had a natural root. He established the first school of medicine and is also credited with establishing the theory of the four humors. The four humors (yellow bile, black bile, blood, and phlegm) were considered to be at the root of illness. Having too little or too much of one or multiple of the humors was considered to lead to imbalance and disease. Furthermore, Hippocrates developed the Hippocratic Corpus, which was a series of 60 medical documents containing his thinking and theories. Part of the Hippocratic Corpus is the well known Hippocratic oath, which is an ancient ethical code for doctors still used in the modern day with adjustments. 

  pg. 127 – Theater Square 
  Theater Square is a square in the Moscow known for its theater and liveliness. The first theater in Moscow was built in 1783 here. This theater, called the Stone Theater, immediately became a center of cultural importance in the city. Since the first theater, several other theaters have been built in its place, including the Bolshoi theater and the Mariinsky theater. The Bolshoi theater was the largest theater in Europe in the 19th century, but unfortunately it burned down. The Mariinsky theater, which still stands today, was built in its place. The square officially became known as "Theater Square" in 1810, but has been an important site in Moscow since it was first created in the 1700s. This location is significant to Olesha's novel Envy in that it is referenced as Ivan brings Nikolai to see his machine, Ophelia. 

  pg. 127 – Tverskaya 
  Tverskaya Street is the main radial street in Moscow. The street runs Northwest from the central town square and terminates in the Garden Ring. In Envy, Ivan and Nikolai walk on this street as Ivan directs Nikolai to show him Ophelia, his machine. 

  pg 127 – Mossoviet
  This is the Moscow City Council building located on Tverskaya Street. This building is mentioned in Envy as Ivan and Nikolai walk to look at the machine, Ophelia.