a possible
reference to a hero in the Czech movie Janosik. The movie tells of Janosik, whose father (a poor peasant) is killed by
oppressive lords. Taking revenge Janosik forms a
band and becomes notorious throughout the countryside harassing and robbing the arrogant
rich and giving to the poor. Janosik however is finally caught and sentenced to
death by means of a huge
iron hook that is to be
stuck beneath his ribs and his
body hoisted in the air. A
band of musicians appear (as he had requested) when he is about to be killed and upon
hearing their music he
breaks into a
song and dance and jumps upon the fatal
hook.
a made-up name for a Russian person. Novgorod is the name of a city in the northwest Soviet
Union, southeast of Leningrad.