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Word: skvoznik (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Usage:

...mayor of a tiny provincial Russian town, whose name, Anton Antonovich Skvoznik-Dmukhanovsky, is almost larger than his constituency, has been tipped off that a government agent of high rank is coming, incognito, to inspect local fiscal affairs. Since the mayor (The odore Bikel) and his appointed underlings are as crooked as counterfeit rubles, they are understandably panicky...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Town Tizzy | 10/2/1978 | See Source »

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