Толстоєвський

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Ukrainian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Толсто́й (Tolstój, Leo Tolstoy) +‎ Достоє́вський (Dostojévsʹkyj, Fyodor Dostoevsky), referring to two popular classical writers from Russia. Borrowed from Russian Толсто́й (Tolstój) and Russian Достое́вский (Dostojévskij). Coined by Eugene Malaniuk (Евген Маланюк) in an essay written in 1935.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tɔɫstɔˈjɛu̯sʲkei̯]

Proper noun

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Толстоє́вський (Tolstojévsʹkyjm inan (genitive Толстоє́вського, nominative plural Толстоє́вські, genitive plural Толстоє́вських)

  1. (derogatory, slang) "Tolstoyevsky", Russian classical literature.

Usage notes

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The term refers to how historical and modern Russian rulers attack and erase Ukrainian culture, and how Russian nationalists use classical writers from their country to promote supremacist and anti-Ukrainian views.

Declension

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Descendants

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  • English: Tolstoyevsky, Tolstoyevski