And even more: the innocent Amsterdam prostitutes (whore-"the thief") became blasphemy in the mouths of Peter I, and the honorable port prostitutes, almost legalized (whore-in-law) turned in Russia into the thieves in the law.
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Thunderstorms are you? Or is it just someone who wants to offer a smishnaffka here? A good attempt, but not.
Whore - read closer to 'ho', the letter B does not smell there.
By the way, did they speak English in Amsterdam under Petra?
Prostitute in Dutch - slid, snol, sloerie. It looks very much like "vor"?