GLOSSARY OF RUSSIAN/UKRAINIAN WORDS

arestant

prisoner

banki

glass jars used in a medical procedure that draws blood to surface of skin for therapeutic purposes

Boche moi

Oh my God!

Gospodi

O Lord!

karascho

good

kasha

buckwheat groats cooked in water

kolchos

barn

machorka

crude tobacco substitute

Ponimaesch?

Do you understand?