красная зараза
Russian
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Etymology
[edit]The word combination кра́сная (krásnaja) and зара́за (zaráza). Literal translation: The red scumbag, bastard / infection.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]кра́сная зара́за • (krásnaja zaráza) f inan (genitive кра́сной зара́зы, uncountable)
Usage notes
[edit]- This expression is used by politically active citizens in Russia and other post-Soviet countries with strong anti-socialist, anti-communist and anti-Soviet sentiments, as a pejorative against supporters of socialism and communism, planned economy, public property of the means of production.
- This expression is used by socialists and communists to refer to themselves, as an oppressed group through self-ironic defense.
Declension
[edit]Declension of кра́сная зара́за (inan sg-only fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | кра́сная зара́за krásnaja zaráza |
| genitive | кра́сной зара́зы krásnoj zarázy |
| dative | кра́сной зара́зе krásnoj zaráze |
| accusative | кра́сную зара́зу krásnuju zarázu |
| instrumental | кра́сной зара́зой, кра́сною зара́зою krásnoj zarázoj, krásnoju zarázoju |
| prepositional | кра́сной зара́зе krásnoj zaráze |
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