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Russian communist who had significant roles in the Cheka, GPU, OGPU. He also was interested in Theosophy, and some source says he had a secret laboratory associated with the OGPU. It is not clear whether he was a cryptologist. | Russian communist who had significant roles in the Cheka, GPU, OGPU. He also was interested in Theosophy, and some source says he had a secret laboratory associated with the OGPU. It is not clear whether he was a cryptologist. | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:37, 14 November 2025
Contents
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Der Kongreß tanzt
A German musical comedy film set during the Congress of Viena. It had an all-star cast.
duplicator-machine fluid
Spirit duplicators, sold in the US under the Ditto brand and in England under the Banda brand, were low-cost machines that could produce a limited number of copies. A two-ply master was made, typically by typing. The second part of the master was coated with pigmented wax and was placed on the machine's drum. The machine fed solvent impregnated paper into the rotating drum, which transferred the ink to the paper. For persons of a certain age (Ahem) this was the aroma of elementary school.
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GPU
Refers to the Russian Gosudarstvennoye Politicheskoye Upravleniye, or State Political Directorate, which was the secret police successor to the Cheka. It was responsible for both internal security and foreign intelligence. However, by Hicks' time it had been replaced by the OGPU.
Blavatskian brotherhood
Followers of Theosophy, a spiritual movement founded by Helena Blavatsky. By the 1930s it had split into several sects but retained many adherents.
Gleb Bokii
Russian communist who had significant roles in the Cheka, GPU, OGPU. He also was interested in Theosophy, and some source says he had a secret laboratory associated with the OGPU. It is not clear whether he was a cryptologist.
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IZh-1
A Russian motorcycle. It had an unusually large 1200cc twin V engine.
Udachi
Russian: Good luck.
Lubeniţă zburător
Romanian: Literally, flying watermelon.
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Székely Himnusz
Hungarian: Székely Anthem. Székely refers to an ethnic group in Romania.
Page 238
Paka paka, Prashi
Russian: Bye-bye, forgive me.
