Strength is in truth

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Russian Ministry of Defence propaganda poster featuring the "V" symbol in the motto "Our strength is in truth"
Russian Ministry of Defence propaganda poster featuring the "V" symbol in the motto "strength is in truth"

"Strength is in truth" (Russian: сила в правде, romanized: sila v pravde) is a Russian catchphrase that has been widespread since the beginning of the 21st century. It is derived from the phrase of the character Danila Bagrov [ru] in the film Brother 2, released in 2000.

History

Russian historiography considers the saying attributed to Alexander Nevsky: "God is not in might, but in truth!",[This quote needs a citation] which is also often mentioned in a later 18th-century reproduction by the Russian commander Alexander Suvorov.

The phrase "strength is in the truth" was uttered by the main character of the movie Brother 2 Danila Bagrov [ru], released in 2000. In the film, the hero first asked his brother, "What is strength in, brother?" to which the brother replied that all strength is in money, and then, in one of the final dialogues, Bagrov uttered the words: "Tell me, American, what is strength in? Is it money? My brother says it's money, too. You got a lot of money, so what? I think strength is in the truth: Whoever has the truth is stronger".

Linguistic analysis

Yuri Razinov, Doctor of Philological Sciences, writes that "the hero of the 'New Russian tale' Danila the Bogatyr from

Russian history is that the thesis that "strength is in truth" exists in words, while in fact recognizes the opposite order to it, "who has strength, he has truth".[1]

In politics

The Right Cause party used a phrase from the film Brother 2 as the political slogan of the party: "The strength is in the truth. He who is right is stronger".[2]

Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) used the slogan "Our strength is in the truth!" (Наша сила — в правде).[3]

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

During the

Bucha, in woods north of Kyiv and near Dymer. "V" is one of the symbols Russia has chosen to promote the invasion of Ukraine, other symbols being "Z" among others.[4] The Russian Ministry of Defence later stated on 3 March that "V" stood for "Our strength is in truth", as well as for "The task will be completed" (Russian: задача будет выполнена, romanized: zadacha budet vypolnena).[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Разинов 2011.
  2. ^ "Язык и право. Актуальные проблемы взаимодействия" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-04. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  3. ^ Горбачева Е. Н. (2015). "Стратегическая перфорамитивность в политическом дискурсе" (PDF). Политическая лингвистика.
  4. ^ "How Russia's 'Z' is REALLY Used (Invasion Markings)". battleorder.org. Battle Order (educational platform on military history and science). 17 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  5. gazeta.ru (in Russian). Archived
    from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
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