[2] It should be distinguished from surzhyk, which is an arbitrary colloquial mix of several languages, akin to pidgin, most commonly Ukrainian and Russian, widespread in Ukraine.
Often this produced a hilarious effect, the most notable "Azirovism" being krovosisi (кровосісі), or kravasisi (кравасісі) with akanye, for "bloodsuckers".
Quote: "…в країні сфармувался целий прашарак кравасісєф бюджетних коштів" [A whole layer of budget bloodsuckers has formed in the country].
[9] Deputy of the Rada Oleh Liashko called for the resignation of Azarov by reading a text from a paper written in Azirivka, however his microphone was quickly turned off.
[10] Azirivka has become an element of humor during Euromaidan, when the words were coined, such as biikit for "boycott" or bimba for "bomb", and there was even an insult directed at Azarov: "Aзiрiв iдi на хiй!"
[11] In the Ukrainian satirical animated series Fairytale Rus [uk] by Kvartal 95 Studio chancellor Azirov at the court of Tsar Viktor II (a hint to Viktor Yanukovych) speaks in an "ancient Rusian language" (на "древнеруськом"), a hilarious mixture of Russian and Ukrainian resembling Azirivka.