Despite the fact that Lieutenant Rzhevsky really flashed in some literary works, in films about hussars and, perhaps, even really existed in life, that lieutenant from whom the hero was made of all kinds of jokes and jokes has nothing to do with the cases mentioned. Jokes about Lieutenant Rzhevsky allude to the fact that their hero was a kind of uncouth, awkward, paramilitary bumpkin, always swearing and dragging women. But jokes only benefit from this. Let's try to extract from the total number of them the most interesting and least vulgar ones.
Parallels with the heroes from the novel "War and Peace"
In fact, not a word was mentioned about Lieutenant Rzhevsky in the novel “War and Peace” by Leo Tolstoy. But someone once decided that since the heroes were from the same time, why not meet them in jokes. Such a turn to artisanal "storytellers" really liked - and off we go. In Soviet times, the number of jokes about Lieutenant Rzhevsky, introduced into the high society of the heroes of the novel "War and Peace", grew by leaps and bounds. We will also taste a piece of this “anecdotal” cake.
Lieutenant Rzhevsky and Natasha
The most common jokes about the lieutenant are short scenes from the relationship of the lieutenant with Natasha Rostova. Shake the old days and remember a few.
- Lieutenant. Would you deign to solve a piquant riddle? - asks Natasha.
- Well?
- What about black eggs breaking most often?
- Hm ... Of course, about the saddle!
- Foo, how did it go!
- So, about what then?
- Of course, about the pan!
- Nothing piquancy! A frying pan in the balls!
***
Natasha agreed to the entreaties of the lieutenant and made an appointment with him in her apartment.
- Just for God's sake, take off your boots so that they do not clatter on the parquet! She warned.
It is evening. Natasha waits and suddenly hears: "Tsok, Tsok, Tsok ..." She runs out into the corridor and whispers loudly:
“Well, you lieutenant!” I asked you to take off your boots!
The lieutenant raises a hand in which he holds his shoes removed.
- And what is it then on the parquet so clatter? - Natasha asks in amazement.
“Nails, sir ...”
***
Lieutenant and Natasha are dancing at the ball. Natasha wrinkles her nose and says:
“God, lieutenant, how disgusting your socks stink!” Go and take them off!
The lieutenant left. He returned. Dance again and again stink, only worse.
- Lieutenant! Did you take off your socks as I asked?
- Of course, sir! - replies the lieutenant. And, having pulled out his socks from his bosom, shows them to Natasha. - Here!
***
Among other things, a platoon of hussars was invited to Natasha’s birthday. Rzhevsky built all of them before going to dnyuha and categorically forbade cursing and generally behaving vulgarly. To be honest, the hussars were well done and behaved quite decently, which was a lot and pleasantly surprised.
Here is the time for dessert. They brought in a cake, and the maid began to place candles on it. She placed twenty, and Natasha turned 21. She did not have enough space for one. The maid aloud thinks: “Where can I insert a candle 21? ..” Seeing that all the hussars together gain air into their chests and open their mouths, Rzhevsky jumped up and howled:
- Hussars, keep quiet! Not a word.....!
Lieutenant Rzhevsky and other persons
Rzhevsky’s relations with other members of high society, ladies and other persons are no less interesting. Let us recall a couple of interesting stories about the famous hussar, where he shines not only with resourcefulness, but also with relative "dullness." And let's start again with a joke about Lieutenant Rzhevsky at the ball.
Rzhevsky is dancing at the ball with a lady and, unable to stand it, says:
- Madame, excuse me, I was not honored to be introduced to you, but still I dare to ask a question: are you not interested in surrendering?
***
“Lieutenant, can you play the guitar?”
- Sure!
- And on the piano!
- I can!
- And on the button accordion?
- And on the button accordion!
- And on the harp?
- Not. On a harp, cards fall through the strings ...
***
The lieutenant rides in a train on the top shelf and hears a conversation between two ladies below:
- Well, my dear, how can you lay eggs on silver, because it fades from this!
The lieutenant grunted and put the cigarette case out of his trouser pocket into his jacket pocket.
Conclusion
It's okay that in the novel "War and Peace" the brave hussar did not have the opportunity to light up. People corrected this situation by writing a huge number of “spin-offs” on this subject, which, in essence, are all these jokes about Lieutenant Rzhevsky. Agree, with their help, the life of secular society in Russia at the beginning of the 19th century becomes not only closer to us, but also more interesting!