Vozhd
A vozhd (romanised from
In most Slavic languages the official and colloquial usage of the designation has nowadays been discontinued in favor of (at least) two more precise derivates, one meaning "a leader" and another one "a commander" (e.g., in Polish: przywódca and dowódca, respectively); therefore, the original term may typically be encountered exclusively in historical or ironic contexts; otherwise occasionally only when referring to extant foreign tribal communities.
History
In
Later, in Russian, it was often used in reference to Soviet leaders such as
In modern Russian, vozhd became exclusive for Communist leaders or chieftains of aboriginal tribes. The word is becoming somewhat obsolete and is being replaced[citation needed] by its English version, "leader". It is a counterpart to the word Führer in German.[7]
See also
Notes
References
- ^ The life of the Vozhd: how Lenin became the main revolutionary of the country (Жизнь вождя: как Ленин стал главным революционером страны). Mir 24. 2 November 2017
- ^ Stalin, I. Lenin as organizer and vozhd of RCP (Ленин как организатор и вождь РКП). Marxist. December 2010
- ^ Stalin, I. Lenin as organizer and vozhd of RCP (Ленин как организатор и вождь РКП). Leninism.
- ^ "Книга".
- ^ Soviet Vozhdi and their money (Советские вожди и их деньги). Russia House News
- ^ Данилкин, Рыбас: Вожди Советского народа. Ленин. Сталин. Комплект в 2-х томах Danilkin, Rybas: Vozhdi of the Soviet People. Lenin. Stalin.
- ^ Сталин о Гитлере и Германии, Гитлер о Сталине и России Stalin on Hitler and Germany, Hitler on Stalin and Russia
External links
- Vozhdi CCCP at Savok.org