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"How many winters, how many years"
Skolko zim, skolko let
also: Сколько зим, сколько лет, Skolko zim, skolko let
A traditional Russian exclamation of surprise and pleasure at a long-delayed reunion or resumption of contact, literally "how many winters, how many years [has it been]"; used here to soften a reproach for a long silence into a good-humored greeting.
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- To N. A. Leikin, 22 May 1889. Sumy. §3 how many winters, how many years
A traditional Russian exclamation of surprise and pleasure at a long-delayed reunion or resumption of contact, literally "how many winters, how many years [has it been]"; here softens Chekhov's reproach for the long silence into a good-humored greeting.
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