Glossary entry

Russian term or phrase:

"гнать попсу"

English translation:

crank out tacky art

Added to glossary by Judith Hehir
Sep 23, 2009 22:26
14 yrs ago
Russian term

"гнать попсу"

Russian to English Art/Literary Slang figure of speech
Но палешане были мастерами высокого класса, а федоскинцы «гнали попсу»: переносили на кустарные изделия сюжеты известных картин.

While the Palekhians were top-rate artists, the Fedoskians _, copying scenes from famous paintings onto their handiwork.
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Sep 28, 2009 14:14: Judith Hehir Created KOG entry

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crank out tacky art

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to make/paint kitsch

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make cheap imitation

Как вариант. Не уверен, что он правильно отражает выражение "гнать попсу".
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