Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0025179, Tue, 11 Mar 2014 18:54:57 +0300

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korona-plus-korova anagram
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korona + korova = vorona + oko + rak = voronka + ogarok - g = okorok + orava + n = koronka + zagovor + a - zga = storona + korovka + Ali + n - Stalin = Nabokov + prorok + Ares/sera + ulika - respublika

korona - crown
korova - cow
vorona - crow
oko - eye
rak - crawfish; cancer
voronka - crator; funnel
ogarok - candle-end
okorok - ham
orava - crowd; horde
koronka - crown (of tooth)
zagovor - plot, conspirancy; charm, spell
zga - darkness (obs.); cf. ni zgi ne vidno (it is pitch-dark)
storona - side; quarter; hand; feature, aspect; land, place
korovka - lady bird (bozh'ya korovka)
Ali - male given name
prorok - prophet
Ares - ancient Greek god of war identified by the Romans with Mars
sera - sulphur
ulika - (piece of) evidence
respublika - republic

Alexey Sklyarenko

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