Kozlevichi

[Tatyana Buzina]

This is a reference to, and an almost direct quote from The Golden Calf by Ilf and Petrov where Kozlevich, the owner and driver of the Antilopa Gnu vehicle fell under the sway of two Catholic priests, Moroshek and Kushakovsky. Going to extricate Kozlevich from the priests, Ostap Bender comes to the Catholic church and hears music. 
Okhmuriaiut, he exclaims. Samy okhmurezh idet, pod sladkii lepet mandoliny.
(I am quoting from memory). 
Needless to say, Ostap eventually wins Kozlevich back to his own cause.
Regards,
Tatyana

22.04.08, 12:18, "FRISON Philippe" <Philippe.FRISON at COE.INT>:

> I found on a site (http://www.centrasia.ru/news.php?st=1208679300) devoted to information on Central Asia the word "Kozlevichi", which seems to be rather widely used in Russian (cite quote underneath).
> Where does this word come from and what does it mean exactly ?
> "На общих собраниях церкви местных Козлевичей присутствовало от 400 до 500 человек. Охмуреж проводился в основном опытными спецами" (Na obshschikh sobraniyakh tserkvi mestnykh Kozlevichey prisutstvovalo ot 400 do 500 chelovek. Okhmurezh provodilsya v osnovnom opytnymi spetsami".
> Thank you in advance for any clue.
> Philippe Frison
> (Strasbourg, France) 
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