The "spooks" that Pavlik sees everywhere aren't only "ghosts". Russian word "dooh" ("spook") has the second meaning that comes from the military argot. It derives from "dushman" - denomination of Afghan soldiers that fought against the Soviets in Afghanistan - and means "enemy". As far as many of Russian veterans of the Afghan war are proceeding their war career in Chechnya, it is now common among Russian troops to designate enemy Chechen soldiers by this word too.
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