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Друзья-товарищи: Degrees of Friendship in Russian Posted by on Dec 22, 2016

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There are several words for talking about your social circle in Russian. Are all friends created equal? Not so in Russian. There may be some overlap between different words referring to friendship, but let’s concentrate on what’s specific to each of them. Друг The notion of a friend (друг) is more restrictive in Russian than…

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