I believe the origin of the jokes about Poruchik Rzhevsky is the mix of the "War and peace" written by Lev Tolstoy (famous Russian writer) and one Russian movie, where Poruchik Rzhevsky was the main hero.

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My family name was originally spelled Rzhevsky. On a recent trip to Russia I learned about Poruchik Rzhevsky, and on this site I found a number of the anecdotes using his name. I'm curious as to how Poruchik Rzhevsky became the subject of these jokes. Any background, history, etc. would be most welcome. Thanks.

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Hello visitors,

I'm a webmaster of the site.

What do you think about the site and Russian jokes?