ATDTDA 754

[Ya Sam]

ATDDTA 754

Yevgeny Prokladka

Prokladka is the Russian for a gasket or a washer, laying (e.g. of a cable), construction (e.g. of a road). But the primary meaning now is a menstrual pad, which relates him to Stanley Kotex in Lot 49. 

Kalinka  

The famous Russian song about a guelder rose or a snow-ball tree.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalinka_(song)

Ochi Chorniya

Another famous Russian song about black eyes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Eyes_%28song%29

A Gift to Young Housewives by E. N. Molokhovets

Full text in Russian is available here
http://nuclphys.sinp.msu.ru/recipes/molohovec/index.html

The book was published in 1861, the year when serfdom was abolished in Russia. It went through 29 editions, the total print run being 300 thousand copies.

Orloff or Orlov Trotter

a horse breed with a hereditary fast trot, noted for its outstanding speed and stamina. It is the most famous Russian horse. The breed was developed in Russia in the late 18th century by Count Alexei Orlov at his Khrenovskoy Stud farm near the town of Bobrov (Voronezh guberniya) . The Orlovs emerged as the result of crossing various European mares (primarily of English, Dutch, Mecklenburg, and Danish breeding) with Arabian stallions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlov_Trotter
http://www.horses.ru/orl_trotter.htm

Mushtaq

Hmm… cricket IS important for ATD, ain’t it?

Mushtaq Ahmed (Urdu: مشتاق احمد) (born 28 June 1970 in Sahiwal) is a Pakistani cricketer, more specifically a leg spin bowler. He is known for his hard-to-pick googly.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushtaq_Ahmed

Mushtaq Mohammad (Urdu: مشتاق محمد) (born November 22, 1943, Junagadh, British India) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 57 Tests and 10 ODIs from 1959 to 1979. A right-handed batsman and a leg-spinner, he is one of the most successful Pakistani all-rounders and went on to captain his country in nineteen Test matches. He was one of the five Mohammad brothers, four of whom played cricket for Pakistan. Mushtaq is now the coach of the American cricket team.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushtaq_Mohammad

“the use of betel”

Betel chewing (known in colonial days as betel-nut chewing) requires 3 different plants used in combination, namely, the betel nut which is the seed of the areca palm, the betel leaf which comes from the pan plant and lime juice. Originating from India, this addictive habit is the Asian parallel to tobacco chewing. A pan leaf is smeared with lime paste, then packed with boiled areca nut and spices, rolled into a quid then chewed until it reddens the mouth.
http://infopedia.nlb.gov.sg/articles/SIP_883_2004-12-17.html

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