{"id":11809,"date":"2019-07-08T07:13:30","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T07:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=11809"},"modified":"2019-07-06T17:25:46","modified_gmt":"2019-07-06T17:25:46","slug":"5-words-you-need-to-understand-russian-news-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/5-words-you-need-to-understand-russian-news-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Words You Need To Understand Russian News \u2014 Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Part I<\/a> of this post, we looked at some concepts that come up in the Russian media to talk about the government and society. Today, we’ll look at three additional words that you will often see in Russian-language sources.<\/p>\n

\"people<\/p>\n

3. \u041e\u0301\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/h2>\n

\u041e\u0301\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e translates as “society.” You can see this word in such combinations as “\u0433\u0440\u0430\u0436\u0434\u0430\u043d\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0435 \u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e” (civil society<\/a>, or one where people are engaged in governing their community) or “\u0432\u044b\u0441\u0448\u0435\u0435 \u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e” (high society).<\/p>\n

\u041e\u0301\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0440\u0430\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0301\u043b\u043e\u0442\u043e, \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0447\u0451\u043c \u0442\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0449\u0438\u043d\u044b \u0438\u0434\u0443\u0301\u0442 \u0441\u0430\u0301\u043c\u044b\u0435 \u0440\u0430\u0301\u0437\u043d\u044b\u0435, \u0438 \u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0437\u0443\u044e\u0449\u0438\u0435\u0441\u044f \u0441\u043e\u0446\u0438\u0430\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0433\u0440\u0443\u0301\u043f\u043f\u044b \u043f\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0439 \u043e\u0301\u0447\u0435\u043d\u044c \u0430\u0433\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0301\u0432\u043d\u044b \u043f\u043e \u043e\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0448\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0438\u044e \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433 \u043a \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0301\u0433\u0443.
\nThere is a chasm in society, and there are many different fault lines, with the resulting social groups sometimes showing a lot of hostility towards each other.
\n[\u0414\u043c\u0438\u0442\u0440\u0438\u0439 \u0412\u043e\u043b\u043a\u043e\u0432, \u0412\u043b\u0430\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440 \u0421\u0443\u043d\u0433\u043e\u0440\u043a\u0438\u043d. \u041a\u0443\u0445\u043d\u044f \u0443\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0435\u043c\u043e\u0439 \u0434\u0435\u043c\u043e\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0438 \/\/ \u00ab\u041e\u0442\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u043a\u0438\u00bb, 2003]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The related adjective is \u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439. It is often translated as public, but this does not necessarily indicate the form of ownership. \u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 simply refers to something that is used or accessed by the public, like \u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0301\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0442\u0443\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0301\u0442<\/strong> (public restroom\/washroom\/toilet).<\/p>\n

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4. \u0411\u044e\u0434\u0436\u0435\u0301\u0442\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438<\/h2>\n

\u0411\u044e\u0434\u0436\u0435\u0301\u0442<\/strong> is, of course, a budget. \u0411\u044e\u0434\u0436\u0435\u0301\u0442\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438<\/strong> are people who are paid by the government from the official budget of the country or local community. In other words, \u0431\u044e\u0434\u0436\u0435\u0301\u0442\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438<\/strong> are public-sector employees. So, are public officials, such as members of parliament (\u0434\u0435\u043f\u0443\u0442\u0430\u0301\u0442\u044b<\/strong>) considered \u0431\u044e\u0434\u0436\u0435\u0301\u0442\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438<\/strong>? Technically, they are, but in reality this word refers to lower-paid employees working at state-run institutions, such as public school teachers (\u0443\u0447\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044f\u0301<\/strong>) or physicians (\u0432\u0440\u0430\u0447\u0438\u0301<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

\u0415\u0301\u0441\u043b\u0438 \u0431\u044b \u0431\u044e\u0434\u0436\u0435\u0442\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0438 \u0431\u043e\u0301\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0435, \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043f\u0440\u0438\u043d\u0438\u043c\u0430\u0301\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0438 \u0442\u043e\u0301\u0436\u0435 \u0432\u044b\u0301\u043d\u0443\u0436\u0434\u0435\u043d\u044b \u0431\u044b\u0301\u043b\u0438 \u0431\u044b \u043f\u043e\u0434\u043d\u044f\u0301\u0442\u044c \u0437\u0430\u0440\u043f\u043b\u0430\u0301\u0442\u0443.
\nIf public sector workers were paid more, business owners would also have to raise their workers’ wages.
\n[\u0418\u0440\u0438\u043d\u0430 \u041f\u0440\u0443\u0441\u0441, \u0415\u0432\u0433\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u042f\u0441\u0438\u043d. \u0418\u0437 \u043f\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0447\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043a\u0440\u0443\u0433\u0430 \/\/ \u00ab\u0417\u043d\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435-\u0441\u0438\u043b\u0430\u00bb, 2013]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Photo by Anastasiya Romanova<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

5. \u0421\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043a\u0438\u0301<\/h2>\n

The word \u0441\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043a\u0438\u0301<\/strong> (singular \u0441\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0301\u043a<\/strong>) comes from the word \u0441\u0438\u0301\u043b\u0430<\/strong>, force. Law enforcement, military, security, and intelligence agencies are sometimes called \u0441\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0301\u0435 \u0432\u0435\u0301\u0434\u043e\u043c\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430<\/strong> in Russian. \u0421\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0301\u043a<\/strong> is a person who works for one of these agencies, so someone from law enforcement (\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043e\u043e\u0445\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0301\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u043e\u0301\u0440\u0433\u0430\u043d\u044b<\/strong>), broadly defined. Sometimes Russian media sources will contrast \u0441\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043a\u0438\u0301<\/strong> with \u043b\u0438\u0431\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0301\u043b\u044b<\/strong> (classical, free-market liberals<\/a>) as the two warring factions in the Russian government.<\/p>\n

\u0421\u0442\u043e\u0301\u0438\u0442 \u0437\u0430\u043c\u0435\u0301\u0442\u0438\u0442\u044c, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0434\u0435\u0301\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u044e\u0449\u0438\u0439 \u0441\u0435\u0439\u0447\u0430\u0301\u0441 \u0423\u041f\u041a \u043f\u0440\u0438\u043d\u0438\u043c\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0441\u044f \u043f\u0440\u0438 \u044f\u0301\u0432\u043d\u043e\u043c \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0438\u0432\u043b\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0438\u0438 \u0441\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0301\u0432.
\nIt’s worth noting that the Criminal Procedure Code in effect now was passed amid overt opposition by law enforcement.
\n[\u0410\u043d\u0434\u0440\u0435\u0439 \u0421\u043a\u0440\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0442, \u0415\u043a\u0430\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0438\u043d\u0430 \u0411\u043b\u0438\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430. \u041c\u0412\u0414 \u043a\u0430\u0447\u0430\u0435\u0442 \u0431\u0438\u0446\u0435\u043f\u0441\u044b \/\/ \u00ab\u041d\u0435\u0437\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0441\u0438\u043c\u0430\u044f \u0433\u0430\u0437\u0435\u0442\u0430\u00bb, 2003.02.12]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Have any of these words come up in conversation for you? If you follow Russian news, have you seen them in print or on TV?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"changing

In Part I of this post, we looked at some concepts that come up in the Russian media to talk about the government and society. Today, we’ll look at three additional words that you will often see in Russian-language sources. 3. \u041e\u0301\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u041e\u0301\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e translates as “society.” You can see this word in such combinations as…<\/p>\n

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