Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
"барство дикое, а рабство – тощее"
English translation:
the gentry are savages and the peasantry emaciated
Added to glossary by
David Knowles
Mar 25, 2005 15:41
19 yrs ago
Russian term
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"барство дикое, а рабство – тощее"
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From the same interview. About allowing an extremely anti-Semitic speech on t.v.: "Зачем понадобилось взять и сунуть в гноящуюся рану плохо вымыиый палец? Иы лучше разберись, почему у нас получилась страна, где барство дикое, а рабство - тощее. Это из-за евреев, одни евреи такого натворить не могли.
Last one of these - promise! Thanks.
Last one of these - promise! Thanks.
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Proposed translations
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David Knowles
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Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, English, Ukrainian to English
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the gentry are savages and the peasantry emaciated
not sure if I've really got the full meaning!
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Mikhail Kropotov
: i think it's pretty close. really nice speech by Mr. German, by the way! http://www.alefmagazine.com/vzglyad/article_471.html or maybe it's this one http://www.hro.org/actions/nazi/2005/02/07-1.php
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Thanks - also for the refs.
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Mools
: Nice. You could also go with a "privileged & peasantry" or "haves & have-nots" combination based on this model...
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Thanks! // To be honest, I'm thinking that "rich" and "poor" would work just as well, although it would lose the alliteration.
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Kirill Semenov
: Blithe is great!
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I agree!
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Blithe
: these are the words from A.Pushkin's poem "The Village" - "здесь барство дикое, без чувства, без закона...здесь рабство тощее влачится по браздам"
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Well done for outclassing Kirill! I can't get to the F&P website for translations.
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Robert Donahue (X)
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Thanks!
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olganet
: ай да Blithe, ай да молодец!
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Спасибо!
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Ann Nosova
: great - to Blithe and really good translation- David!
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Thanks - now it's my turn to blush!
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Larissa Dinsley
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Kevin Kelly
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Olga-Translator
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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