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The word bistro come from Cossacks.
Frenchmen had had few contacts with Cossacks before the Allies occupied Paris in 1814. As the most exotic of the Russian troops seen in France, Cossacks drew a great deal of attention and notoriety for their alleged purity during Napoleon's wars. Bistrots appeared after the Cossack occupation of Paris. Stendhal had, that "Cossacks were pure as children and great as Gods".
The word derived from the Russian bystro (быстро), "quickly". It entered the French language during the Battle of Paris (1814). Cossacks who wanted to be served quickly would shout "bystro."
I Start.
The word bistro come from Cossacks.
Frenchmen had had few contacts with Cossacks before the Allies occupied Paris in 1814. As the most exotic of the Russian troops seen in France, Cossacks drew a great deal of attention and notoriety for their alleged purity during Napoleon's wars. Bistrots appeared after the Cossack occupation of Paris. Stendhal had, that "Cossacks were pure as children and great as Gods".
The word derived from the Russian bystro (быстро), "quickly". It entered the French language during the Battle of Paris (1814). Cossacks who wanted to be served quickly would shout "bystro."