Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.

Russian

A Russian without the knout seldom does good.German.

In a Russian stick three Jews.German.

Let the Russian not die and he would not let thee live.German.

Scratch a Russian and you’ll find a Tartar.

You may praise a Russian a thousand times but his eyes will still be blue. (The reverse of handsome according to the Usberg taste.)