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Tarakanchio
also: Тараканчио
An invented mock-clerical name built on the Russian taraKAN ("cockroach") italianized into a Jesuit-sounding surname -- a purely fictitious reactionary pamphleteer conjured for the joke, paired with the real Tsitovich as his "socius."
Reading notes
- В книжном магазине "нового времени" §6 Jesuit Tarakanchio
An invented mock-clerical name built on "тараканchio" (Russian taraKan, "cockroach," italianized) -- a fictitious reactionary pamphleteer conjured purely for the joke, not a real person.