"Horns and Hoofs ("Рога и копыта"), an ironical placeholder name for a business engaged in shady or dubious activity. …"

"Sitz-Chairman (зиц-председатель, zits-predsedatel), a strawman chairman. The Horns and Hoofs was headed by Sitz-Chair…"

"Children of Lt. Schmidt (Дети лейтенанта Шмидта), a term for small-time con artists. In the book, it was found that t…"

"An automobile is not a luxury, but a means of transportation ("Автомобиль — не роскошь, а средство передвижения"). Th…"

"Keep on sawing, Shura, keep on sawing! ("Пилите, Шура, пилите!"). This ironic phrase refers to an enterprise which is…"

"Now I will have to become a building superintendent! ("Придется переквалифицироваться в управдомы" - the last line of…"

"No, this is not Rio de Janeiro. ("Нет, это не Рио-де-Жанейро"). Used to describe anything that isn't quite all it's c…"

"Materialization of spirits and Free elephants ("Материализация духов и раздача слонов")."

"This is a clipping from the Little Soviet Encyclopedia. Listen to what it says here about Rio de Janeiro: ‘Population…"

"Pedestrians just need to be loved. Pedestrians comprise the larger part of humanity. More than that: its better part."