Russian Roulette

Last night's pub conversation brought up the subject of Russian Roulette, and why is it so called.

The excellent Take Our Word For It provides the answer.

[Russian Roulette] made its first appearance in written English in 1937. It was used at that time by Georges Surdez in a short story he wrote for Collier's magazine entitled 'Russian Roulette'.

Take Our Word For It is one of my favourite sites on the internet.

!SR