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  2. Well, Just You Wait! - Wikipedia

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    The Hare is portrayed as a percussionist in a number of episodes. The character was originally voiced by Klara Rumyanova. The Hare is often mistaken as a female due to his appearance and voice; however, the Hare's gender is never explicitly indicated. The Russian word for hare, заяц (zayats), is of masculine gender.

  3. Koshchei - Wikipedia

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    For example, his death may be hidden in a needle that is hidden inside an egg, the egg is in a duck, the duck is in a hare, the hare is in a chest, the chest is buried or chained up on a faraway island of Buyan. Usually he takes the role of a malevolent rival figure, who competes for (or entraps) a male hero's love interest.

  4. Laika (dog type) - Wikipedia

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    The Russian word laika (лайка) is a noun derived from the verb layat' (лаять, to bark), and literally means barker.As the name of a dog variety, it is used not only in Russian cynological literature, but sometimes in other languages as well to refer to all varieties of hunting dogs traditionally kept by the peoples of the northern Russia and adjacent areas.

  5. Borzoi - Wikipedia

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    Borzoi is the masculine singular form of an archaic Russian adjective that means 'fast'. Borzaya sobaka ('fast dog') is the basic term for sighthounds used by Russians, though sobaka is usually dropped. The name psovaya derived from the word psovina, which means 'wavy, silky coat', just as hortaya (as in hortaya borzaya) means

  6. 15 Russian Dog Breeds That Will Have You Booking a ... - AOL

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    Studying native dog breeds can tell you a lot about a nation’s history. For instance, many of the Russian dog breeds on our list have been around for thousands of years, evolving to happily ...

  7. Sakhalin Husky - Wikipedia

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    [9] [10] Historic documents may also refer to them as Gilyak Laika, Gilyak being a Russian exonym for the Nivkh people. [11] The Japanese name 樺太犬 or "Karafuto Ken" comes from the combination of Karafuto (the Japanese name for Sakhalin) and Ken (a Japanese word for dog) and hence provides the breed's geographical origin. [12] [5]

  8. 10 Stately Russian Dog Breeds and Their Fascinating History - AOL

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    From sled dogs to guard dogs, these are the Russian dog breeds you'll want to learn about. The post 10 Stately Russian Dog Breeds and Their Fascinating History appeared first on Reader's Digest.

  9. Hair of the dog - Wikipedia

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    The expression originally referred to a method of treatment for a rabid dog bite by placing hair from the dog in the bite wound. [1] Ebenezer Cobham Brewer writes in the Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898): "In Scotland it is a popular belief that a few hairs of the dog that bit you applied to the wound will prevent evil consequences. Applied ...