...the old Russian word for September, ryuen'...

рюень + я + риск = Рюрик + ясень
 
рюень + Кремль + чудо = ремень + ключ + одурь
 
рюень + кремли + Европа = кремень + ювелир + пора
 
рюеньryuen'
я - I
риск - risk
Рюрик - Rurik, Scandinavian prince, founder of the Russian monarchy (the house of Ryurikovichi)
ясень - ash tree; cf. Turgenev's and Viardot's villa Les Frênes ('The Ash Trees')
Кремль - Kremlin
чудо - miracle
ремень - belt
ключ - key
одурь - stupefaction
кремли - kremli (on Antiterra, Yukon prisons)
Европа - Europe
кремень - flint; hard-hearted person
ювелир - jeweller
пора - time, season
 
Alexey Sklyarenko
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