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Why did Grigory Gorin take such a pseudonym for himself?

The real name of the satirist writer Grigory Gorin was Offshtein. When asked about the reason for choosing a pseudonym, Gorin replied that it was an abbreviation: "Grisha Ofshtein decided to change his nationality."

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