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Rzhevsky
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English
Etymology
A Romanization of the Russian surname Ржевский.
Proper noun
A fictional young cavalry officer who appears in numerous popular Russian jokes that poke fun at social sophistication and decorum while interacting with various characters from the novel War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy.
Translations
fictional young cavalry officer
Russian: ru пору́чик Рже́вский
Category:Russian names