Kotlovan: such'ya zazhimka

[Robert Chandler]

The text of Kotlovan published in 2000 by scholars from the Pushkinsky dom
in Petersburg contains  a lot of passages – some just a few words, a few as
long as a couple of pages – that were omitted from earlier editions.  I need
help with one of these passages. It is from the last section, shortly before
the death of the activist; Zhachev is being at his most opaquely abusive:
 Я так и знал, что он сволочь, сучья зажимка! – определил Жачев про
активиста. – Ну что ты тут будешь делать с этим членом?!
(Ya tak I znal, chto on svoloch’, suchya zazhimka! - opredelil Zhachev pro
aktivista.  ‘Nu chto ty tut budesh delat’ s etim chlenom?!

What do the words suchya zazhimka mean?!

Best Wishes,

Robert

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