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May 18Liked by Alexander's Cartographer

Note to self: степям is a cognate of "Steppes" because it is pronounced "stepyam"

Russia is a language with different connections...

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It's just the word steppe, but modified by a case ending

The Russian word for steppe is just степь

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May 18Liked by Alexander's Cartographer

If you haven't walked a mile in someone else's felt boots...

Endlessly fascinating and informative. Tah, it is appreciated.

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Thank you!

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May 18Liked by Alexander's Cartographer

This was fascinating. Thank you for writing! Also — Chinese vodka? 🤮 and what was in the pipe?

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Ah maybe I should have worded that differently, I meant poured vodka for the Chinese

But Chinese do have their own version of vodka, it's called baijou (usually 56% or so)

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