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Re: Genghis Khan

--- "Devine, James" <jdevine@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> what next, the "Management Secrets of Genghis Khan"?
> ;-)
>

FWIW, Russian contains many words of Tatar/Mongol
origin dealing with government and commerce (the word
for "money," for instance). The legacy of the Golden
Horde.

Russian swear words are also of Tatar/Mongol origin.

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Nu, zayats, pogodi!



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