[G Larry]

But, did you know the actual play on words?

>http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/236936/Boris-Godunov<

Boris Godunov, in full Boris Fyodorovich Godunov, Russian statesman who was chief adviser to Tsar Fyodor I and was himself elected tsar of Muscovy (reigning 1598–1605) after the extinction of the Rurik dynasty.

[Gay State Conservative]

But, did you know the actual play on words?

Nope,I had no idea.Russian history was never one of my strong suits.That makes "Boris Badenov" even funnier...more intellectual.