Big sloppy Russian cheek kisses to the fantastic cab driver with the crazy hair and khorosho taste in tunes who crossed my path this morning. Spassibo bolshoi, Tovaritsch. —Uncle Vanya

This article appears in Mar 20-26, 2014.

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  2. Uncle Vanya, I would love to know this fantastic Tovaritsch you speak of…..sounds like a real Barynya dancer with a penchant of exquisite taste in tea and other assorted drinks.

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  4. “But when his drinking and lusting and his hunger
    for power became known to more and more people,
    the demands to do something about this outrageous
    man became louder and louder.”

    So, we bought him a large triple double and took him to brunch.

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    : Ivan Sonofabitch (03/23, 10.31AM)

    I’m sure that song would inspire the Barynya on tabletops, not sure owners would approve.

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