"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…"

"Beer is served only to members of the trade union ("Пиво отпускается только членам профсоюза"), an enduring parody of…"

"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…"

"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."