coukaski

[Franklin Sciacca]

I have a request from a Voltaire specialist. He inquires about the

meaning of "coukaski" in the following sentence (which is apparently a

Voltaire comment on the use of the word instructeur in a line to a

satirical poem entitled Le Russe a Paris:

"Peu de nos Auteurs se sont servis du mot instructeur qui manque a notre

langue. On voit bien que c’est un Russe qui parle. Ce terme repond a



celui de coukaski, qui est tres energique en sclavon. "

Any thoughts?

Frank


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Franklin Sciacca
Associate Professor of Russian
Program in Russian Studies
Hamilton College
198 College Hill Road
Clinton, New York 13323
315-859-4773

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