Stiepanovich and Stepanich are two forms of the same name, meaning—"son of Stephen." The abbreviated form is the more intimate and familiar. Translators note : The Russian dishes mentioned in "A Tedious Story" have no exact equivalents. Sossoulki are a kind of little dumplings eaten in soup; schi is a soup made of sour cabbage; and kasha is a kind of porridge. The words of the song which the students sing in "The Fit" come from Poushkin.
