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Major Izhitsa
Izhitsa
also: Ижица
A retired major and neighbor of Vyvertov's, first seen raging at his coachman over a lamed horse; he confirms, to Vyvertov's horror, that the rank of major has likewise been in abeyance for over a year.
Reading notes
- They Abolished It! §82 Major Izhitsa
Izhitsa (Ижица) takes his name from ѣ, the archaic final letter of the pre-reform Russian alphabet, dropped from ordinary use — an apt name for a man about to learn his own rank has likewise been retired.