{"id":7273,"date":"2015-01-12T07:57:37","date_gmt":"2015-01-12T07:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=7273"},"modified":"2018-08-15T19:24:22","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T19:24:22","slug":"most-discussed-russian-events-of-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/most-discussed-russian-events-of-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Discussed Events of 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now that 2014 is over many publications compile lists of the most significant, pivotal, or sensational events of last year. The <a href=\"http:\/\/kommersant.ru\/\">Kommersant<\/a> newspaper (<strong>\u041a\u043e\u043c\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0441<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u0442<\/strong>) published several lists of most discussed events for various areas of life &#8212; Russia, the world, culture, economy, and so on. If you would like to read them in greater detail, here they are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Russia:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kommersant.ru\/doc\/2641119\">\u0413\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0441\u043e\u0431\u044b\u0442\u0438\u044f \u0432 \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0438 \u0432 2014 \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0443<\/a><\/li>\n<li>World:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kommersant.ru\/doc\/2634895\">\u041c\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0435 \u0441\u043e\u0431\u044b\u0442\u0438\u044f 2014 \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0430<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Economy:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kommersant.ru\/doc\/2634897\">\u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u0438\u0442\u043e\u0433\u0438 2014 \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0430<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>and <a href=\"http:\/\/itar-tass.com\/2014\">many<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ria.ru\/ny2015_resume\/20141217\/1038669894.html\">many more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While the <a href=\"http:\/\/kommersant.ru\/doc\/2634895\">events in Ukraine<\/a> (\u0441\u043e\u0431\u044b\u0442\u0438\u044f \u043d\u0430 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0438\u043d\u0435 &#8211; the use of &#8220;\u043d\u0430&#8221;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/gramota.ru\/spravka\/buro\/hot10\/\">is still the norm<\/a>) and international sanctions (\u043c\u0435\u0436\u0434\u0443\u043d\u0430\u0440\u043e\u0434\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0441\u0430\u043d\u043a\u0446\u0438\u0438) against several\u00a0Russian officials and companies made many of these\u00a0lists, I would like to concentrate on items that may be lesser-known to people abroad.\u00a0Here are some of my picks from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kommersant.ru\/doc\/2634894\">public events<\/a>\u00a0(\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0441\u043e\u0431\u044b\u0442\u0438\u044f). Let us look at the language used to talk about these events.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong>\u0417\u0430\u043a\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u044b<\/span>\u0442\u0438\u0435 \u0442\u0443\u0440\u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u0439<\/strong><\/span> (Shutdown of travel agencies &#8212; <a title=\"Russian Tour Operators Going Out Of Business\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/russian-tour-operators-going-out-of-business\/\">we&#8217;ve covered this<\/a> on this blog!):<br \/>\n<em>\u0421 \u043d\u0430\u0447\u0430\u043b\u0430 2014 \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0430 \u0434\u043e \u0441\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u044b \u0434\u0435\u043a\u0430\u0431\u0440\u044f \u0441\u0432\u043e\u044e \u0434\u0435\u044f\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0440\u0435\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0438\u043b\u0438 20 \u0442\u0443\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0438. \u0412 \u0438\u0445 \u0447\u0438\u0441\u043b\u0435 \u0442\u0430\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u0442\u0443\u0440\u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440\u044b, \u043a\u0430\u043a &#8220;\u041b\u0430\u0431\u0438\u0440\u0438\u043d\u0442&#8221;, &#8220;\u0418\u0434\u0435\u0430\u043b-\u0442\u0443\u0440&#8221; \u0438 \u0444\u0438\u0440\u043c\u0430 &#8220;\u041d\u0435\u0432\u0430&#8221;. \u041f\u0440\u0438\u0447\u0438\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043a\u0438 \u0434\u0435\u044f\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0431\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0438\u043d\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430 \u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0432 \u0441\u0442\u0430\u043b\u043e \u043f\u0430\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0441\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u0442\u0443\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0433\u0438.<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>\u043f\u0430\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0441\u043f\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0441\u0430<\/strong> &#8211; decrease in demand<br \/>\n<strong>\u0442\u0443\u0440\u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u043e\u0440<\/strong> &#8211; travel agency<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong>\u0412\u0441\u043f<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u044b<\/span>\u0448\u043a\u0438 \u043b\u0438\u0445\u043e\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u0434\u043a\u0438 \u042d\u0431<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u0430 \u0432 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0410<\/span>\u0444\u0440\u0438\u043a\u0435<\/strong><\/span> (Ebola fever outbreaks in Africa):<em>\u0412\u00a02014 \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0443 \u0432\u0441\u043f\u044b\u0448\u043a\u0438 \u043b\u0438\u0445\u043e\u0440\u0430\u0434\u043a\u0438 \u042d\u0431\u043e\u043b\u0430 \u0437\u0430\u0444\u0438\u043a\u0441\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u044b \u0441\u0440\u0430\u0437\u0443 \u0432\u00a0\u043d\u0435\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0430\u0444\u0440\u0438\u043a\u0430\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0430\u0445. \u041d\u0430\u0438\u0431\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0438\u0445 \u043c\u0430\u0441\u0448\u0442\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0432 \u044d\u043f\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043c\u0438\u0438 \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0433\u043b\u0438 \u0432\u00a0\u0413\u0432\u0438\u043d\u0435\u0435, \u041b\u0438\u0431\u0435\u0440\u0438\u0438 \u0438\u00a0\u0421\u044c\u0435\u0440\u0440\u0430-\u041b\u0435\u043e\u043d\u0435. \u041f\u043e\u00a0\u0434\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u043c \u0412\u041e\u0417, \u0432\u00a0\u044d\u0442\u0438\u0445 \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0430\u0445 \u0431\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0437\u043d\u044c \u0441\u0442\u0430\u043b\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0447\u0438\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0441\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0442\u0438 \u0431\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0435 \u0448\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0442\u044b\u0441\u044f\u0447 \u0447\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043a, \u043e\u043a\u043e\u043b\u043e 18\u00a0\u0442\u044b\u0441\u044f\u0447 \u0436\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0439 \u044f\u0432\u043b\u044f\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f \u043d\u043e\u0441\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044f\u043c\u0438 \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0432\u0438\u0440\u0443\u0441\u0430.<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>\u0412\u0441\u043f<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u044b<\/span>\u0448\u043a\u0430<\/strong> is literally flash, including in photography. This word can also mean an outbreak of a disease. \u041b\u0438\u0445\u043e\u0440\u0430\u0434\u043a\u0430 is a fever.<br \/>\n<strong>\u041d\u043e\u0441<\/strong>\u0438<strong>\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c<\/strong> is a carrier. Incidentally, a native speaker is <strong>\u043d\u043e\u0441<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c \u044f\u0437\u044b\u043a<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong>\u0423\u0431<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0447\u0435\u0440\u043d\u043e\u043a<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0436\u0435\u0433\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u043a\u0430 \u0438 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u043a\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u0430 \u0432 \u0421\u0428\u0410<\/strong><\/span> (Murder of a black teenager and protests in the US):<br \/>\n<em>10\u00a0\u0430\u0432\u0433\u0443\u0441\u0442\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0446\u0435\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0414\u0430\u0440\u0440\u0435\u043d \u0423\u0438\u043b\u0441\u043e\u043d \u0437\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435\u043b\u0438\u043b \u0432\u00a0\u0430\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0438\u043a\u0430\u043d\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043c \u0433\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0435 \u0424\u0435\u0440\u0433\u044e\u0441\u043e\u043d 18-\u043b\u0435\u0442\u043d\u0435\u0433\u043e \u0447\u0435\u0440\u043d\u043e\u043a\u043e\u0436\u0435\u0433\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043a\u0430 \u041c\u0430\u0439\u043a\u043b\u0430 \u0411\u0440\u0430\u0443\u043d\u0430. \u042d\u0442\u043e\u00a0\u0443\u0431\u0438\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0438\u00a0\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0432\u0448\u0435\u0435 \u0437\u0430\u00a0\u043d\u0438\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0448\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0441\u0443\u0434\u0430 \u043d\u0435\u00a0\u043f\u0440\u0438\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0423\u0438\u043b\u0441\u043e\u043d\u0430 \u043a\u00a0\u043e\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0442\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0432\u044b\u0437\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0438 \u0432\u00a0\u0421\u0428\u0410 \u0446\u0435\u043b\u0443\u044e \u0441\u0435\u0440\u0438\u044e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0432. \u0410\u043a\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0438\u0432 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0446\u0435\u0439\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0448\u043b\u0438 \u0432\u00a0180 \u0433\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0445 \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u044b.<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>\u0447\u0435\u0440\u043d\u043e\u043a<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0436\u0438\u0439<\/strong> &#8211; black. This is an uncontroversial term, unlike other words in Russian.<br \/>\n<strong>\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u043b<\/strong> &#8211; here, abuse. In a different context, it could also mean tyranny, like \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b \u0432\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0439.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong>\u041c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u0441\u0441\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u043a\u0446\u0438\u044f \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u0430 \u0432\u0440\u0430\u0447<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0439 \u0432 \u041c\u043e\u0441\u043a\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span><\/strong> <\/span>(mass protests of physicians in Moscow):<br \/>\n<em>\u0412 \u041c\u043e\u0441\u043a\u0432\u0435 \u043d\u0430 \u0421\u0443\u0432\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u043b\u043e\u0449\u0430\u0434\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0448\u0435\u043b \u043c\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043d\u0433 \u043c\u0435\u0434\u0438\u0446\u0438\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u043d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0438\u0432 \u0440\u0435\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u044b \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u044b \u0437\u0434\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043e\u043e\u0445\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f, \u0432 \u0440\u0430\u043c\u043a\u0430\u0445 \u043a\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0439 \u0432 \u0441\u0442\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0446\u0435 \u043f\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0440\u0443\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0437\u0430\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0442\u044c \u0440\u044f\u0434 \u043c\u0435\u0434\u0443\u0447\u0440\u0435\u0436\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0438 \u0441\u043e\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0438\u0445 \u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u043d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432.<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>\u041c\u0435\u0434\u0438\u0446<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u0440\u0430\u0431<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0442\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438<\/strong> refers to any medical providers, including <strong>\u0432\u0440\u0430\u0447<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span><\/strong> (doctors), <strong>\u043c\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0451\u0441\u0442\u0440\u044b<\/strong>\/<strong>\u043c\u0435\u0434\u0431\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c\u044f<\/strong> (nurses), <strong>\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u044b<\/strong> (an approximate equivalent of a nurse&#8217;s assistant), etc.<br \/>\n<strong>\u0417\u0434\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043e\u043e\u0445\u0440\u0430\u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u0435<\/strong> &#8211; healthcare<br \/>\n<strong>\u041c\u0435\u0434\u0443\u0447\u0440\u0435\u0436\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u0435<\/strong> &#8211; medical facility; \u0443\u0447\u0440\u0435\u0436\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 can refer to any sort of office or facility, like <strong>\u0433\u043e\u0441\u0443\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u0443\u0447\u0440\u0435\u0436\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u0435<\/strong> &#8211; state facility<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong> \u041e\u043f\u043f\u043e\u0437\u0438\u0446\u0438<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u00ab\u041c\u0430\u0440\u0448 \u043c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u0440\u0430\u00bb \u0432 \u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0433\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u0445 \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u0438<\/strong><\/span> (Opposition &#8220;Peace March&#8221; held in several Russian cities):<br \/>\n<em>\u041e\u043f\u043f\u043e\u0437\u0438\u0446\u0438\u044f \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043b\u0430 \u00ab\u041c\u0430\u0440\u0448 \u043c\u0438\u0440\u0430\u00bb \u2014 \u0430\u043a\u0446\u0438\u044e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0438\u0432 \u0432\u043e\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0434\u0435\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u0439 \u043d\u0430 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0438\u043d\u0435.<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span><\/strong> is to hold. It can be followed by things like\u00a0<strong>\u043c\u0435\u0440\u043e\u043f\u0440\u0438\u044f\u0442\u0438\u0435\u00a0<\/strong>(event).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>What kind of big events of 2014 did you see covered in Russian media? Did anything not get as much coverage as it should have?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that 2014 is over many publications compile lists of the most significant, pivotal, or sensational events of last year. The Kommersant newspaper (\u041a\u043e\u043c\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0442) published several lists of most discussed events for various areas of life &#8212; Russia, the world, culture, economy, and so on. 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