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I was asking about regular reader of his books, not about someone special.

how old are you? If you 15 yo, that makes sense. :) (just kidding).

I, personally, do not find this joke very funny. I was just interested in relation to Russia. And I think both of this versions...

Ok, I found out, the book's title is: Interesting Times (will be next in my list to read), written in 1994. The original of the phrase:



As you can see the translation is quite correct. (I...

Than was pretending to be old style writing. ;)

Vesh, thanks, I do understand that, I just wanted to make sure that average person got no idea about relation between Winter Palace and Revolution.

Anyhow, would be nice to check the original....

Kalinka, you are right, but in the book there was a Red Army, I am not sure about details in the book (I am pretty sure about the details of the Revolution, spent so many hours in the school studying...

Good, you lived in Peterburg. I have a slight suspicion that most of British and Americans did not. And what is a relation to Red Army, let's say?

Yes, but do you have an idea what Зимний means? Without googling, I mean.

A joke from one of the books of my favorite Pratchett. The direct reference to Russian October Revolution of 1917. But how English people, and American as well would understand this?

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