Who can read Russian

[GazzaS]

Hi everyone,

    I know the picture isn't the best.  But Russian patriotic tank slogans interest me currently.  Anybody wanna take a shot:

Спасибо!

[Ivan Ivanovich]

The slogan reads "За Радянську Україну".
(Za Radyansku Ukrayinu/For a Soviet Ukraine).

[GazzaS]

Thank you very much, kind sir!

[Ivan Ivanovich]

Pas de quoi!

[Jeff]

That's awesome Ivan, I thought it meant " Take THAT you bastards".....

[GazzaS]

 

Try again?

 

Thanks!

 

Gaz

[Martinnfb]

in the name of Kalinin ??? 

[Martinnfb]

[GazzaS]

  On 2/23/2019 at 6:46 PM, Martinnfb said:

in the name of Kalinin ??? 

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Maybe the ppl at the Kalinin factory donated money for the tank and got that painted on it.  Lots of those patriotic slogans were statements of donation to pay for the tank.

 

Gaz

[Martinnfb]

I believe it is in honour of somebody who's name was Kalinin, there are three letter in between, maybe four that can be the first name. 

[Ivan Ivanovich]

"Имени _И Калинина / In _I Kalinin's name".
What Martin wrote, rather an individual than an organisation. 

I can't decipher the first of the two letters in the middle. Most likely being the initials of the first and patronymic name.

 

 

[GazzaS]

M.I. Kalinin was a Russian revolutionary hero.  The former city of Konigsberg was renamed in his honor.  Pardon my lack of umlaut...  forgot how to type it.

 

Gaz

[Clunkmeister]

Каворкник 

[GazzaS]

  On 2/24/2019 at 6:41 AM, Clunkmeister said:

Каворкник 

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Google translate shows that as "Kavorknik".  WTF is that?

 

 

[Kais]

Gazzas, 

alt 145 = Ä
"    132 = ä
"    153 = Ö
"    148 = ö
"    154 = Ü
"    129 = ü
"  0235 = ë
"    225 = ß 
 

[DocRob]

  On 2/24/2019 at 6:09 AM, GazzaS said:

Pardon my lack of umlaut...  forgot how to type it

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Just use a German layout notebook keyboard like me , Höhöhöhö, which equals to Hihihihi.

Cheers Rob 

[Clunkmeister]

  On 2/24/2019 at 8:32 AM, GazzaS said:

Google translate shows that as "Kavorknik".  WTF is that?

 

 

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[GazzaS]

Here is another:

Damn rude of ppl not to caption their pics with stuff they should know ppl would want to know.

[Ivan Ivanovich]

Literally:

• "Your free trial period of online Russian translations has expired."   

Analogous translation:

• "Donbass Avengers/Avengers of Donbass"
   

[GazzaS]

  On 3/14/2019 at 9:10 PM, Ivan Ivanovich said:

Literally:

• "Your free trial period of online Russian translations has expired."   

Analogous translation:

• "Donbass Avengers"
   

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Hah, hah!  Cheeky! 

Thanks for the translation!  It is a bit more personal than the usual "For Stalin", or "Za Rodina".

[Wumm]

Tol'ko Ofiser Mozhet usy?

[GazzaS]

  On 3/14/2019 at 9:26 PM, Wumm said:

Tol'ko Ofiser Mozhet usy?

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Not helpful at all.

[GazzaS]

  On 3/14/2019 at 9:10 PM, Ivan Ivanovich said:

Literally:

• "Your free trial period of online Russian translations has expired."   

 

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So ummmm....  where do I send the check?

[Wumm]

  On 3/15/2019 at 12:44 AM, GazzaS said:

Not helpful at all.

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Then it's off to the Salt Mines for me!

[GazzaS]

  On 3/15/2019 at 12:55 AM, Wumm said:

Then it's off to the Salt Mines for me!

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Lead mines!  Many unfortunates perished in Stalin's lead mines from lead poisoning.