Миша Чинков - Кауч

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A servant in a Military commissariat whose duties, amongst others, include issue of draft cards to men who reach draft age.

Baltimore (yes, like the city in Maryland) is a brand initially famous for its ketchup. As many other Russians, I first learned about this brand because it sponsored a popular comedy show “Gorodо́k” (“Small Town”), which ran from the 90s through the 2010s.

An aid agency that sends volunteers to help poor countries

In Russian language, nasrat’ translates as “shitting”

The bar from Nirvana song called “Heart-shaped Box”

A local baseball team

Hi, Mika, I hope you’re doing well

YMCA is for “Young Men's Christian Association“. YMCA branches around the world are engaged in strengthening the moral and physical health of people, uniting them for socially useful activities, as well as fostering respect for universal values.

Russian chanson is a neologism for a musical genre covering a range of Russian songs, including city romance songs, author song performed by singer-songwriters, and criminals' songs that are based on the themes of the urban underclass and the criminal underworld.

The Russian route M5 (also known as the Ural Highway) is a major trunk road running from Moscow to the Ural Mountains. It is part of the European route E30 and the Trans-Siberian Highway.

An inhabitant or native of Moscow

“Русский быдло” (Russian rabble) – a derogatory way to refer to uncultured or stupid people.

A quote from a Mikhail Bulgakov’s “Heart of a Dog”

The problem is not only in the minds of leaders, COMMON PEOPLE have it. That’s the point which, let’s say, readers like you very “conveniently” miss when they quote Bulgakov. They believe that only the leaders should be blamed, who are OBVIOUSLY responsible in a high degree. BUT it’s difficult to consider your own actions… As if Russian people are “little angels”, really. Given how lazy and slothful they are…

The Russian word propiska is difficult to translate into any foreign language because the practice of requiring residence permits of its own citizens is a strictly Russian invention. The need for these permits is one of Russia's most enduring phenomena, required that citizens carry passports and be registered at their place of residence.

VKis a social media network launched by Russians after Facebook to mimic its features

a Latin phrase that translates literally as "Oh the times! Oh the customs!