Saturday, July 12, 2003

On Wednesday, there was an ax-wielding competition a la Egil's Saga between Afanasy and Scanderbeg

Afanasy was en route Moscow to renew honey/wax contracts with his salesmen/distributors in the city. Hasan Beg. Hasa Beg warned of shaky relations between Shirvanshah and brand-new Ivan III. If Afanasy can't pull some strings he should work through Pasha and Subasi of Trebizond.

Afanasy and Foma decided to make the trek right into the Kremlin (about to be rebuilt by Italian architects) to contact cousin Maria, Ivan's bride to renew contacts.

Today's Lunch Menu:


AFANAS'EV: Baldak Borisievich is a seven-year-old warrior will 29 youths who do his bidding. Aliosha Popovich (p67). Mehmed II's talking cat (p90). The iron wizard (p79). Horseback vodka/drinkin' lady (p131). Prince Ivan and Princess Maria (p146) Cockroach milk (p168) The keg of money (p159) the thumb-sized bully with the giant moustache (p202) Maria, Olga i Anna (p553)

MASTER and MARGARITA: Behemoth, Azazello and Koroviev (p92, 127, 176, 222, 273)

IVAN III: Mahmudek and his brothers Kasim and Yakub, the wrestling triplets from KHANATE OF KHAZAN (p32)