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@SovietMoviesExplained this is not a mistake. Before the revolution, railway stations in Russia were entertainment centers. Concerts, performances, balls, etc. were organized there. Вок-зал - это Вокальный зал. (A vocal hall is a vocal hall.)
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@BruceHoult The origin of the word "coupe". This term came to the Russian and Ukrainian languages from French. Most likely, this happened around the 18th century. The word coupé (from which the Russian noun "coupe" arose) is translated as "cut off / separated". In turn, in French it is derived from the verb "cut / separate" (coupér). All languages have words borrowed from other languages. For example In French, the word "Bistro" comes from the Russian word "bystro" (fast)
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@SovietMoviesExplained Read Russian classical literature of the 19th century. It describes how Russians went to concerts in the vocal-hall (вок-зал).
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@SovietMoviesExplained I dont know. I just read in Russian literature of the 19th century that Russian ladies and gentlemen went to concerts in railway stations. They listened to the concert and met the train. And now in Russian railway stations music is often played at the departure and arrival of the train.
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@sif_2799 there are also many words in German that came from the Russian language.
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@xb12r1974 ?
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@sif_2799 in German, there are different words borrowed from Russian and from other languages. For example, the Germans took the word "potato" from the Italian language. And the Italians took this word from Latin.
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@Benbou969 don't you know how to use the Internet?
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@GalacticMilkfoam Matrjoschka, Babuschka, Balalaika, Ikone, Samowar, Schaschlik, Steppe, Taiga, Zobel, Trojka, Perestrojka, Glasnost, Sputnik, Kosmonaut, Mir, Datscha... A number of words are closely related to politics: perestroika, glasnost, politburo, tsar... etc
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@manfredneilmann4305 this word SAL is found in many European languages. It came from the Latin language.
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@GalacticMilkfoam Zar is a Russian word. And the Russian word Dacha is used not only in German, but also in English, Spanish and other languages.
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@GalacticMilkfoam And the Astronaut is a variant of the Kosmonaut. First there was a Russian Kosmonaut. The Russians flew into space earlier than the Americans.
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@GalacticMilkfoam Platzkart is in Russian " places with cards (tickets)". But there is an Old Russian word Plast - a flat surface, a place. Maybe this word came from Russian to German earlier? The word card comes from the Latin charta "sheet of papyrus". Although, of course, there are many words from other languages in Russian. And a lot with Indian roots, and with Greek, Latin. French, English, etc. There are also many foreign words in the German language. As in all languages. This is good, it enriches languages, makes them more expressive.
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@sif_2799 there are many borrowings from different languages in the Russian language. That is why the Russian language is very rich and diverse. We call bread and butter - "bread and butter". But we call "Butterbrot": bread with sausage, caviar, cheese, jam, etc. The same happens with other words. In Russian, foreign words acquire a different meaning. Russian texts can therefore not be accurately translated into foreign languages, the translation conveys only information, but does not convey the feelings and shades of Russian texts. Therefore, foreigners cannot translate Putin's speeches, they do not even understand the meaning and often turn everything upside down. In general, Russia is a multinational country and we are used to mutual exchange. And we do not hesitate to enrich our language and culture with borrowings from other peoples. And we generously share our culture with the whole world.
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