[quote=kalinka_vinnie]
Quote Originally Posted by Scorpio
Quote Originally Posted by "kalinka_vinnie":upiucnf3
Did you understand the significance of Sharikov?
This is obvious: cause before, when he was a dog, he was called "Шарик" (which is literally something like "Little ball", and a is a typical dog-name) -- he have chosen "Шариков" as his official last-name.
SHHH! You gave it away, this was a specialized question so that mercurius could use his Russian analytical skill and come up with an answer... you just gave it away [/quote:upiucnf3]

Sorry for spoiling someone's fun.