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The result was Speedied as I tagged it (NAC). SwisterTwister talk 00:29, 26 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sour schi[edit]

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This article appears to be a hoax. Searching "sour chi" in English and searching the Russian (which literally translates as "sour soup") turns up absolutely nothing but the soup recipes. Searching "Russian honey-malt sparkling soft drink" and multiple variations only turns up Kvas, and a review of the text of "Eugene Oneguine" http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/23997/pg23997.html shows that quote doesn't exist, nor anything remotely close. This needs serious WP:RS added to prove it's real. JamesG5 (talk) 22:55, 24 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Food and drink-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 01:36, 25 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Russia-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 01:36, 25 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom. As far as I can tell by searching English references, schi is a cabbage soup, as per this. I also cannot find any indication that the subject of the article exists as a soft drink. I also found no reference at all to sour schi or to schi in the text of Eugene Oneguine. I too suspect this to be a hoax. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 17:51, 25 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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