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Russian Presidents

English translation: Pootie-Poot & Czar Boris

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English term or phrase:Nicknames for Putin & Yeltsin
Selected answer:Pootie-Poot & Czar Boris
Entered by: zmejka

16:47 Jul 30, 2002
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: Russian Presidents
is there any nickname that was given to Yeltsin in American/British press? like, for instance, Gorbatchev was "Gorby", and what about Yeltsin? and Putin? I recall hearing something about Bush calling Putin "Puty-Pou", or something, but I'm not sure.
zmejka
Local time: 16:01
Pootie-Poot & Czar Boris
Explanation:
Yes, President Bush likes to call President Putin "Pootie-Poot," according to the press at least. :-)

I can't recall a US/UK press nick for Mr. Yeltsin, though once it was mentioned somewhere his nickname in Russia was "Czar Boris" but I have no "evidence." :-)

HTH
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Ildiko Santana
United States
Local time: 06:01
Grading comment
Thank you! That was incredibly helpful! :)
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Pootie-Poot & Czar Boris


Explanation:
Yes, President Bush likes to call President Putin "Pootie-Poot," according to the press at least. :-)

I can't recall a US/UK press nick for Mr. Yeltsin, though once it was mentioned somewhere his nickname in Russia was "Czar Boris" but I have no "evidence." :-)

HTH


    Reference: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2000197.stm
Ildiko Santana
United States
Local time: 06:01
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 162
Grading comment
Thank you! That was incredibly helpful! :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
36 mins
agree  Kim Metzger: I also found a the reference to Czar Boris.
7 hrs
agree  Chinoise
9 hrs
agree  Sarah Ponting
12 hrs
agree  Libero_Lang_Lab: Or Tsar Boris more commonly in UK these days
23 hrs
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