{"id":8297,"date":"2015-08-24T07:53:09","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T07:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=8297"},"modified":"2018-08-15T15:16:46","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T15:16:46","slug":"its-all-greek-to-me-greek-references-in-russian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/its-all-greek-to-me-greek-references-in-russian\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s All Greek to Me: Greek References in Russian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Although words of Greek origin may not strike you as something you need to know in Russian, they come up in conversation with\u00a0surprising frequency. Apart from the numerous Greek <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/loanwords-frequently-mispronounced-in-russian\/\">loanwords<\/a> in the area of arts and sciences, there are many Greek references that have entered the Russian lexicon.<\/p>\n<h2>People<\/h2>\n<p>First of all, Greek mythology is often brought up in conversation. Greek gods and their Roman counterparts remain a popular trope. Some of the most recognizable ones are <span style=\"color: #3366ff\">\u041f\u043e\u0441\u0435\u0439\u0434\u043e\u0301\u043d\/\u041d\u0435\u043f\u0442\u0443\u0301\u043d<\/span> (Poseidon\/Neptune; the sea is referred to as \u0446\u0430\u0440\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u041d\u0435\u043f\u0442\u0443\u043d\u0430\u0301), <span style=\"color: #3366ff\">\u0410\u043f\u043e\u043b\u043b\u043e\u0301\u043d\/\u0424\u0435\u0431<\/span> (handsome and athletic men may be nicknamed \u0410\u043f\u043e\u043b\u043b\u043e\u043d), <span style=\"color: #3366ff\">\u0410\u0444\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0301\u0442\u0430\/\u0412\u0435\u043d\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0430<\/span> (used to refer to a beautiful woman), <span style=\"color: #3366ff\">\u0410\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0441\/\u041c\u0430\u0440\u0441<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #3366ff\">\u0417\u0435\u0432\u0441\/\u042e\u043f\u0438\u0301\u0442\u0435\u0440<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u041d\u0435<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043a\u0430\u0301\u0436\u0434\u044b\u0439<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043f\u043e\u0434\u0432\u043e\u0301\u0434\u043d\u0438\u043a<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0432\u0445\u043e\u0301\u0434\u0438\u0442<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0432<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0446\u0430\u0301\u0440\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl g-em\">\u041d\u0435\u043f\u0442\u0443\u043d\u0430\u0301<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0441<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0301<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043f\u0438\u0301\u0441\u044c\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0440\u0430\u0437\u0440\u0435\u0448\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0438\u044f<\/span>. (Not every diver has Neptune&#8217;s written consent to enter his kingdom.) <span class=\"doc\">[\u0412. \u0412\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0432\u043a\u0438\u043d. \u0417\u0430 \u043a\u043e\u0440\u0430\u043b\u043b\u0430\u043c\u0438 \/\/ \u00ab\u0421\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0442\u0441\u043c\u0435\u043d-\u043f\u043e\u0434\u0432\u043e\u0434\u043d\u0438\u043a\u00bb, 1965]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\u041a\u0430\u0442\u044f, \u041e\u043b\u044c\u0433\u0430 \u0412\u043e\u043b\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430, \u0436\u0435\u043d, 52, 1939] <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u041a\u0430\u043a\u043e\u0301\u0439<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0441\u0430\u0301\u0432\u0435\u0446<\/span>! <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u041e\u0439<\/span>! [\u0424\u0438\u043c\u0430, \u041b\u0438\u044f \u0410\u0445\u0435\u0434\u0436\u0430\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430, \u0436\u0435\u043d, 53, 1938] <span class=\"b-wrd-expl g-em\">\u0410\u043f\u043e\u043b\u043b\u043e\u0301\u043d<\/span>\u2026 <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0411\u0435\u043b\u044c\u0432\u0435\u0434\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439<\/span>! (So handome! Oh my! \/\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apollo_Belvedere\">Apollo Belvedere<\/a>!) <span class=\"doc\">[\u042d\u043b\u044c\u0434\u0430\u0440 \u0420\u044f\u0437\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0432 \u0438 \u0434\u0440. \u041d\u0435\u0431\u0435\u0441\u0430 \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435, \u043a\/\u0444 (1991)]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0415\u0301\u0441\u043b\u0438<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0431\u044b<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043e\u043d\u0430\u0301<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0431\u044b\u043b\u0430\u0301<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl g-em\">\u0412\u0435\u043d\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0430<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u041c\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0301\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0438<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043b\u0435\u0442<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043d\u0430<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0434\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043c\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0301\u0436\u0435<\/span>\u2026 (If she only was <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Venus_de_Milo\">Venus de Milo<\/a> and about 200 years younger&#8230;) <span class=\"doc\">[\u042d\u0434\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0434 \u0420\u0430\u0434\u0437\u0438\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439. \u0421\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0442\u0438\u0432\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0441\u0446\u0435\u043d\u044b 80-\u0445 (1986)]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Apart from deities, Greek heroes are also well known and brought up in conversation. Examples include <span style=\"color: #3366ff\">\u0413\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0301\u043a\u043b\/\u0413\u0435\u0440\u043a\u0443\u043b\u0435\u0301\u0441<\/span> (Hercules, referring to a strong man and also to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vokrugsveta.ru\/quiz\/774\/\">rolled and steamed oats<\/a>); <span style=\"color: #3366ff\">\u0415\u043b\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0430 \u041f\u0440\u0435\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0441\u043d\u0430\u044f<\/span> (Helen of Troy); <span style=\"color: #3366ff\">\u041e\u0434\u0438\u0441\u0441\u0435\u0301\u0439\/\u0423\u043b\u0438\u0301\u0441\u0441<\/span> (Odysseus), <span style=\"color: #3366ff\">\u0410\u0445\u0438\u0301\u043b\u043b<\/span> (Achilles; and of course, \u0430\u0445\u0438\u043b\u043b\u0435\u0301\u0441\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u043f\u044f\u0442\u0430\u0301, referring to the Achilles heel, a vulnerable point).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0424\u0438\u043b\u0438\u0301\u043f<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0431\u044b\u043b<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043e\u0433\u0440\u043e\u0301\u043c\u043d\u044b\u0439<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043c\u0443\u0436\u0447\u0438\u0301\u043d\u0430<\/span>, <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0441\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0448\u0435\u0301\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl g-em\">\u0413\u0435\u0440\u043a\u0443\u043b\u0435\u0301\u0441<\/span>, <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043d\u0435<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0431\u043e\u044f\u0301\u0432\u0448\u0438\u0439\u0441\u044f<\/span>, <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043f\u043e<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0435\u0433\u043e<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0441\u043e\u0301\u0431\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u043c<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0441\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0301\u043c<\/span>, <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043d\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0301\u0433\u043e<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0438<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e\u0301<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043d\u0430<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0441\u0432\u0435\u0301\u0442\u0435<\/span> [&#8230;] (Filip was an enormous man, a perfect Hercules who by his own admission was not afraid of anything or anyone.)\u00a0 <span class=\"doc\">[\u0413. \u0410. \u0413\u0430\u0437\u0434\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0432. \u041f\u0440\u0438\u0437\u0440\u0430\u043a \u0410\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0440\u0430 \u0412\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0444\u0430 (1947)]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00ab<span class=\"b-wrd-expl g-em\">\u0410\u0445\u0438\u043b\u043b\u0435\u0301\u0441\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl g-em\">\u043f\u044f\u0442\u0430\u0301<\/span>\u00bb <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0448\u0435\u043b\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0301\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430<\/span> \u2015 <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0441\u0435\u0437\u043e\u0301\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c<\/span>: <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043a\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0435<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0441\u043e\u043e\u0440\u0443\u0436\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0438\u044f<\/span>, <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0440\u0443\u0301\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0438<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0301\u0447\u0430\u044f<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0441\u0438\u0301\u043b\u0430<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0438\u0441\u043f\u043e\u0301\u043b\u044c\u0437\u0443\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">3-4<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043c\u0435\u0301\u0441\u044f\u0446\u0430<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0432<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0433\u043e\u0434\u0443\u0301<\/span>. (The Achilles heel of silk production is its seasonal nature &#8212; installations, equipment, and labor are used for 3 to 4 months of of the year.) <span class=\"doc\">[\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439. \u0428\u0435\u043b\u043a \/\/ \u00ab\u0425\u0438\u043c\u0438\u044f \u0438 \u0436\u0438\u0437\u043d\u044c\u00bb, 1970]<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Places<\/h2>\n<p>As with people, there are a number of places frequently referred to in Russian. I will only name a few that come to mind.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">\u0421\u043f\u0430\u0301\u0440\u0442\u0430<\/span> &#8211; Sparta; \u0441\u043f\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 figuratively means &#8220;tough, rugged.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0410\u043d\u0433\u043b\u0438\u0447\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0435<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0441\u043a\u043b\u043e\u0301\u043d\u043d\u044b<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0441\u0443\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0432\u043e<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043e\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0438\u0301\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043a<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0441\u043e\u0301\u0431\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0439<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043f\u043b\u043e\u0301\u0442\u0438<\/span>, <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0438<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0438\u0445<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0436\u0438\u043b\u0438\u0301\u0449\u0430<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0432\u043e<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0301\u0433\u043e\u043c<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043e\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0436\u0430\u0301\u044e\u0442<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u044d\u0301\u0442\u0438<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl g-em\">\u0441\u043f\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0435<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043d\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0432\u044b<\/span>. (The English tend to treat their flesh harshly, and their dwellings largely reflect these Spartan attitudes.) <span class=\"doc\">[\u0412\u0441\u0435\u0432\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434 \u041e\u0432\u0447\u0438\u043d\u043d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432. \u041a\u043e\u0440\u043d\u0438 \u0434\u0443\u0431\u0430. \u0412\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0430\u0442\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0438 \u0440\u0430\u0437\u043c\u044b\u0448\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f \u043e\u0431 \u0410\u043d\u0433\u043b\u0438\u0438 \u0438 \u0430\u043d\u0433\u043b\u0438\u0447\u0430\u043d\u0430\u0445 (1974-1978) \/\/ \u00ab\u041d\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u043c\u0438\u0440\u00bb, 1979]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">\u0410\u0442\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0301\u0434\u0430<\/span> &#8211; Atlantis<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u041a\u043e\u0433\u0434\u0430\u0301-\u043d\u0438\u0431\u0443\u0434\u044c<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0443\u0301\u0447\u0430\u0441\u0442\u044c<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl g-em\">\u0410\u0442\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0301\u0434\u044b<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043f\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0301\u0433\u043d\u0435\u0442<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u041f\u0435\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0431\u0443\u0301\u0440\u0433<\/span>\u2026 <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">(One day, <\/span><span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">Petersburg will suffer <\/span><span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">the fate of Atlantis.)<\/span> <span class=\"doc\">[\u0414. \u0421. \u041c\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0436\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439. \u0410\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0440 \u041f\u0435\u0440\u0432\u044b\u0439 (1922)]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">\u0421\u0446\u0438\u0301\u043b\u043b\u0430 \u0438 \u0425\u0430\u0440\u0438\u0301\u0431\u0434\u0430<\/span> &#8211; Scylla and Charybdis<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u041d\u043e\u0301\u0432\u0430\u044f<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0301\u044f<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043e\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0430\u0441\u044c<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043c\u0435\u0301\u0436\u0434\u0443<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl g-em\">\u0421\u0446\u0438\u0301\u043b\u043b\u043e\u0439<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0438<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl g-em\">\u0425\u0430\u0440\u0438\u0301\u0431\u0434\u043e\u0439<\/span>: <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0447\u0442\u043e\u0431\u044b<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0440\u0430\u0437\u0432\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0301\u0442\u044c<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043f\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438\u043d\u0434\u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0438\u0430\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0443\u044e<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u044d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u0301\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0443<\/span>, <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043d\u0435\u043e\u0431\u0445\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0301\u043c<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0301\u0442\u043d\u0438\u043a<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0440\u044b\u0301\u043d\u043e\u0447\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0442\u0438\u0301\u043f\u0430<\/span> (<span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0441\u0430\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u044f\u0301\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439<\/span>, <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043a\u0440\u0435\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0301\u0432\u043d\u044b\u0439<\/span>, <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043f\u0440\u0438\u0301\u0438\u043c\u0447\u0438\u0432\u044b\u0439<\/span>), <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043d\u043e<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0434\u043b\u044f<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0435\u0433\u043e<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0432\u043e\u0441\u043f\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0438\u044f<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0441\u043d\u0430\u0447\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0430<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043d\u0443\u0301\u0436\u043d\u043e<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0441\u043e\u0437\u0434\u0430\u0301\u0442\u044c<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043a\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0301\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0435<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0440\u044b\u0301\u043d\u043e\u0447\u043d\u043e\u0435<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0445\u043e\u0437\u044f\u0301\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0438\u043d\u0434\u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0438\u0430\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0442\u0438\u0301\u043f\u0430<\/span>. (The new Russia found itself between Scylla and Charybdis &#8212; to develop a post-industrial economy, you need a market worker &#8212; independent, creative, driven; but to foster one, you first need to have a classical industrial market economy.) <span class=\"doc\">[\u0420\u0435\u0446\u0435\u043d\u0437\u0438\u0438 (2003) \/\/ \u00ab\u041d\u0435\u043f\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0437\u0430\u043f\u0430\u0441\u00bb, 2003.01.15]<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>References<\/h2>\n<p>There are numerous other idioms, allusions, and references of Greek origins in Russian. It is impossible to list all of them here, but the most popular ones include:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">\u043a\u043b\u044f\u0301\u0442\u0432\u0430 \u0413\u0438\u043f\u043f\u043e\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0442\u0430<\/span> &#8211; the Hippocratic oath, taken by medical practitioners entering the profession<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">\u0442\u0440\u043e\u044f\u0301\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043a\u043e\u043d\u044c<\/span> &#8211; Trojan horse; a trap, a ploy to deceive someone<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">\u0414\u0440\u0430\u043a\u043e\u0301\u043d\u043e\u0432\u044b \u0437\u0430\u043a\u043e\u0301\u043d\u044b<\/span> &#8211; Draconian laws; unjust, unnecessarily harsh laws<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">\u041f\u0438\u0301\u0440\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0301\u0434\u0430<\/span> &#8211; Pyrrhic victory; a victory that is so devastating to the winner that it is tantamount to defeat<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u042f<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0431\u043b\u0430\u0433\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0301\u0440\u0435\u043d<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u041f\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0432\u043e\u043c\u0443<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043a\u0430\u043d\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0443<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0437\u0430<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0442\u043e<\/span>, <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0447\u0442\u043e<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043e\u043d<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0432\u0437\u044f\u0301\u043b\u0441\u044f<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0437\u0430<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u044d\u0301\u0442\u0443<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0442\u0435\u0301\u043c\u0443<\/span>. <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u041d\u043e<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0443<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043d\u0438\u0445<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0441\u0432\u043e\u0438\u0301<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl g-em\">\u0434\u0440\u0430\u043a\u043e\u0301\u043d\u043e\u0432\u044b<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl g-em\">\u0437\u0430\u043a\u043e\u0301\u043d\u044b<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0432\u0438\u0301\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f<\/span>\u2015<span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0301\u0442<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0441\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0438\u0439<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">55<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043c\u0438\u043d\u0443\u0301\u0442<\/span>. (I am grateful to the First Channel for taking on this subject. But they live by the draconian laws of television &#8212; each episode had to be 55 minutes long.) <span class=\"doc\">[ \/\/ \u0422\u0440\u0443\u0434-7, 2005.12.08]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0415\u0301\u0441\u043b\u0438<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u044d\u0301\u0442\u0438<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0432\u0440\u0430\u0447\u0438\u0301<\/span> (<span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0434\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0301\u0432\u0448\u0438\u0435<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl g-em\">\u043a\u043b\u044f\u0301\u0442\u0432\u0443<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl g-em\">\u0413\u0438\u043f\u043f\u043e\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0442\u0430<\/span>) <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043d\u0430\u0443\u0447\u0438\u0301\u043b\u0438\u0441\u044c<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043b\u0435\u0447\u0438\u0301\u0442\u044c<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043e\u043f\u0430\u0301\u0441\u043d\u044b\u0435<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0444\u043e\u0301\u0440\u043c\u044b<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0448\u0438\u0437\u043e\u0444\u0440\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0438\u0438<\/span>, <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0442\u043e<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043f\u0443\u0441\u0442\u044c<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043e\u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0443\u0301\u044e\u0442<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0441\u0432\u043e\u0438\u0301<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0436\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0438\u044f<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0432<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u043d\u0430\u0443\u0301\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0445<\/span> <span class=\"b-wrd-expl\">\u0436\u0443\u0440\u043d\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0430\u0445<\/span>. (If these doctors, who had taken the Hippocratic oath, were able to treat dangerous forms of schizophrenia, let them publish their findings in scientific journals.) <span class=\"doc\">[\u0418\u043d\u043d\u0430 \u0420\u0423\u0414\u0415\u041d\u041a\u041e. \u041c\u0430\u043b\u044c\u0447\u0438\u043a \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0434\u0435\u043d. \u0410 \u043c\u044b? \/\/ \u041a\u043e\u043c\u0441\u043e\u043c\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0434\u0430, 2007.02.14]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Have you heard any of these or other expressions when speaking Russian with someone? What other expressions should be added to the list?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although words of Greek origin may not strike you as something you need to know in Russian, they come up in conversation with\u00a0surprising frequency. Apart from the numerous Greek loanwords in the area of arts and sciences, there are many Greek references that have entered the Russian lexicon. 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