FOOTNOTES
1
The only inscription in the Khazar language that has been deciphered by scholars. Some linguists believe that it means “All things are possible.” The phrase was found inscribed on a stone stela that, some historians say, stood outside the home of a distinguished family of Khazar merchants; it may have served as their motto. Mainstream scholarship, however, does not recognize the stela, believing it to be a later fabrication; does not recognize the inscription itself, which is an imitation of the Sanskrit Devanagari alphabet; puts no stock in the belief that the inscription is in the Khazar language; and doesn’t think much of the translation either.
2
Boris Grebenshikov.
3
The compilation of standards and conditions for international trade.
4
FCA (free carrier) conditions for delivery specify that the seller fulfill his obligations.
5
Nomenclature for goods in international trade.
6
Translator’s note: The reference is to the pro-government youth group Nashi—which means “ours” in Russian—and to its annual rally. The author might well be pointing out the happy accident of this name’s morphological similarity to “Nazi”—and Nashist to “fascist,” for that matter.
7
Translator’s note: The word mak (as in the nickname “Mack”), in Russian, means “poppy,” as in the poppy plant.
8
To quote a song by a Petersburg rock group.
9
Translator’s note: Evgeny Petrosyan (b. 1945) is a famous Soviet/Russian comedian of Armenian and Jewish ancestry.
10
That is: Tripping to China, or: A Trip Made of China.
11
An instant messaging program. I-C-Q = “I seek you”.
12
“Teacher of Perfection.” Europeans pronounce his name “Confucius.”
13
Revolutionary song.
14
Ilya Kormiltsev (lyricist for the band Nautilus Pompilius), from the song “Diamond Roads.”
15
God save us from the fierce Normans! (Latin).
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