Ilya Ilf and Evgeny Petrov Fullscreen Golden calf (1931)

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With that, Ostap handed Ukhudshansky the sheet, which read:

THE CELEBRATORY KIT

An Indispensable Manual for Composing Anniversary Articles and Satirical Pieces for Special Occasions, as well as Official Poems, Odes, and Hymns

SECTION I. VOCABULARY

NOUNS

1.

Hails

2.

Workers

3.

Dawn

4.

Life

5.

Beacon

6.

Flaws

7.

Banner (flag) 8. Ba’al 9. Moloch 10. Lackey 11. Hour 12. Enemy 13. Stride 14. Wave 15. Sands 16. Gait 17.

Horse 18.

Heart 19.

Past

ADJECTIVES

1.

Imperialist 5.

Industrial

2.

Capitalist 6.

Steely

3.

Historic 7.

Iron

4.

Last

VERBS

1.

Gleam 6.

Propel

2.

Raise 7.

Sing

3.

Reveal 8.

Slander

4.

Glow 9.

Screech

5.

Soar 10.

Threaten